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Dorothy Gilman: A man from...

Dorothy Gilman: A man from...

A man from hell is not afraid of hot ashes.

Source: Incident at Badamaya,...

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky: You are told...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: You are told...

You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, preserved since childhood, is perhaps the...

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Herman Melville: An utterly fearless...

Herman Melville: An utterly fearless...

An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.

Source: In...

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Jack London: I write for...

Jack London: I write for...

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than...

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Jean Paul Richter: In later life,...

Jean Paul Richter: In later life,...

In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character; the multitude pass us by...

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Jean Paul Richter: Only actions give...

Jean Paul Richter: Only actions give...

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Source: In The...

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Margaret Halsey: Bulldogs have been...

Margaret Halsey: Bulldogs have been...

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity.

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James Fenimore Cooper: The press, like...

James Fenimore Cooper: The press, like...

The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.

Source: The...

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George MacDonald: The principal part...

George MacDonald: The principal part...

The principal part of faith is patience.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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James Allen: The will to...

James Allen: The will to...

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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James Allen: To desire is...

James Allen: To desire is...

To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Joyce Cary: I look upon...

Joyce Cary: I look upon...

I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now tha the time is coming to give it back, I have no...

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Edward Dahlberg: The newspaper has...

Edward Dahlberg: The newspaper has...

The newspaper has debauched the American until he is a slavish, simpering, and angerless citizen; it has taught him to...

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John Barth: Everyone is necessarily...

John Barth: Everyone is necessarily...

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Betty Smith: Forgiveness is a...

Betty Smith: Forgiveness is a...

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Source: In Readers'...

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Johanna Spyri: Then at last...

Johanna Spyri: Then at last...

Then at last the grandmother spoke, Heidi, read me one of the hymns! I can feel I can do nothing for the remainder of...

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Mario Puzo: Never get angry....

Mario Puzo: Never get angry....

Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with People.

Source: Don Corleone from...

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Madeleine L'Engle: I love my...

Madeleine L'Engle: I love my...

I love my mother, not as a prisoner of atherosclerosis, but as a person; and I must love her enough to accept her as...

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Madeleine L'Engle: If you're going...

Madeleine L'Engle: If you're going...

If you're going to care about the fall of the sparrow you can't pick and choose who's going to be the...

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Madeleine L'Engle: Because I am...

Madeleine L'Engle: Because I am...

Because I am a storyteller I live by words. Perhaps music is a purer art form. It may be that when we communicate with...

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