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Thomas Carlyle: Literary men are...

Thomas Carlyle: Literary men are...

Literary men are . . . a perpetual priesthood.

Source: Critical and Miscellaneous...

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Thomas Carlyle: No conquest can...

Thomas Carlyle: No conquest can...

No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself beneficial to the conquered as well as to the...

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A J Balfour: He has only...

A J Balfour: He has only...

He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: The injuries that...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: The injuries that...

The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: We should not...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: We should not...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only...

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G K Chesterton: We ought to...

G K Chesterton: We ought to...

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

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G K Chesterton: Fable is more...

G K Chesterton: Fable is more...

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million...

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Honore de Balzac: I prefer thought...

Honore de Balzac: I prefer thought...

I prefer thought to action, an idea to an event, reflection to activity.

Source: In...

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Jane Austen: From politics, it...

Jane Austen: From politics, it...

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Charles Dickens: There's milestones on...

Charles Dickens: There's milestones on...

There's milestones on the Dover Road!

Source: (Mr F.'s Aunt) Little Dorrit, Bk i....

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Charles Dickens: Oh Sairey, Sairey,...

Charles Dickens: Oh Sairey, Sairey,...

Oh Sairey, Sairey, little do we know wot lays afore us!

Source: (Mrs Gamp) Martin...

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Charles Dickens: Here's the rule...

Charles Dickens: Here's the rule...

Here's the rule for bargains: Do other men, for they would do you. That's the true business...

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E M Forster: Tolerance is a...

E M Forster: Tolerance is a...

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: In everything, satiety...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: In everything, satiety...

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

Source: In The...

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Vaclav Havel: As soon as...

Vaclav Havel: As soon as...

As soon as man began considering himself the source of the highest meaning in the world and the measure of everything,...

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Jawaharlal Nehru: You don't change...

Jawaharlal Nehru: You don't change...

You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.

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Eleanor Roosevelt: No one can...

Eleanor Roosevelt: No one can...

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Source: This is My Story,...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Life was meant...

Eleanor Roosevelt: Life was meant...

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on...

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Winston Churchill: Do not let...

Winston Churchill: Do not let...

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the...

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Winston Churchill: Courage is going...

Winston Churchill: Courage is going...

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Source: In The...

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