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Benjamin Franklin: Every accent, every...

Benjamin Franklin: Every accent, every...

Every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice, was so perfectly well turned and well placed, that, without...

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Benjamin Franklin: At 20 years...

Benjamin Franklin: At 20 years...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.

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Benjamin Franklin: If a man...

Benjamin Franklin: If a man...

If a man could half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Source: In...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: But the churchmen...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: But the churchmen...

But the churchmen fain would kill their church,/As the churches have kill'd their Christ.

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Barbarous experiment, barbarous...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Barbarous experiment, barbarous...

Barbarous experiment, barbarous hexameters.

Source: Experiments in Quantity, `On...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Peace; come away:...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Peace; come away:...

Peace; come away: we do him wrong
To sing so wildly: let us go.


Source: In...

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Alexander Pope: Curst be the...

Alexander Pope: Curst be the...

Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow,
That tends to make one worthy man my foe.


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Alexander Pope: Has she no...

Alexander Pope: Has she no...

Has she no faults then (Envy says), Sir?
Yes she has one, I must aver;
When all the world conspires to praise...

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Alexander Pope: Lo, the poor...

Alexander Pope: Lo, the poor...

Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind
Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind;
His soul proud science...

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Alexander Pope: Passions are the...

Alexander Pope: Passions are the...

Passions are the gales of life.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Alexander Pope: She sighs for...

Alexander Pope: She sighs for...

She sighs for ever on her pensive bed,
Pain at her side, and Megrim at her head.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A day less...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A day less...

A day less or more
At sea or ashore,
We die - does it matter when?


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: An' I thowt...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: An' I thowt...

An' I thowt 'twur the will o' the Lord, but Miss Annie she said it wur dra?ins.

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Oscar Wilde: The condition of...

Oscar Wilde: The condition of...

The condition of perfection is idleness; the aim of perfection is youth.

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Oscar Wilde: While one should...

Oscar Wilde: While one should...

While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an...

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Oscar Wilde: Despotism is unjust...

Oscar Wilde: Despotism is unjust...

Despotism is unjust to everybody, including the despot, who was probably made for better...

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Oscar Wilde: My experience is...

Oscar Wilde: My experience is...

My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at...

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Oscar Wilde: The fact is,...

Oscar Wilde: The fact is,...

The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art. They degrade...

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Ogden Nash: Any kiddie in...

Ogden Nash: Any kiddie in...

Any kiddie in school can love like a fool,
But hating, my boy, is an art.


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Ogden Nash: Dogs display reluctance...

Ogden Nash: Dogs display reluctance...

Dogs display reluctance and wrath
If you try to give them a bath
They bury bones in hideaways
And half the...

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