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A J Balfour: I rather think...

A J Balfour: I rather think...

I rather think of having a career of my own.

Source: When asked whether he was...

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Thomas Carlyle: France was long...

Thomas Carlyle: France was long...

France was long a despotism tempered by epigrams.

Source: History of the French...

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Thomas Carlyle: If those gentlemen...

Thomas Carlyle: If those gentlemen...

If those gentlemen would let me alone I should be much obliged to them. I would say, as Shakespeare would say......

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Thomas Carlyle: He that can...

Thomas Carlyle: He that can...

He that can work is born to be king of something.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Thomas Carlyle: Imperfection clings to...

Thomas Carlyle: Imperfection clings to...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on...

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Thomas Carlyle: If a book...

Thomas Carlyle: If a book...

If a book comes from the heart it will contrive to reach other hearts. All art and author craft are of small account...

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Thomas Carlyle: It is not...

Thomas Carlyle: It is not...

It is not a lucky word, this name impossible; no good comes of those who have it so often in their...

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Thomas Carlyle: Nothing that was...

Thomas Carlyle: Nothing that was...

Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can...

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Thomas Carlyle: Of all acts...

Thomas Carlyle: Of all acts...

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of...

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Thomas Carlyle: Let one who...

Thomas Carlyle: Let one who...

Let one who wants to move and convince others, first be convinced and moved themselves. If a person speaks with...

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Thomas Carlyle: No ghost was...

Thomas Carlyle: No ghost was...

No ghost was every seen by two pair of eyes.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Thomas Carlyle: The Ideal is...

Thomas Carlyle: The Ideal is...

The Ideal is in thyself, the impediments too is in thyself.

Source: Sartor...

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Madeleine L'Engle: Sometimes idiosyncrasies which...

Madeleine L'Engle: Sometimes idiosyncrasies which...

Sometimes idiosyncrasies which used to be irritating become endearing, part of the complexity of a partner who has...

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John Steinbeck: The profession of...

John Steinbeck: The profession of...

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

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Salman Rushdie: Our lives teach...

Salman Rushdie: Our lives teach...

Our lives teach us who we are.

Source: In Independent on Sunday (London), 4 Feb...

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John Fowles: Content is a...

John Fowles: Content is a...

Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.

Source: The...

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Jane Austen: A person who...

Jane Austen: A person who...

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.

Source: Miss...

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Jane Austen: But Shakespeare one...

Jane Austen: But Shakespeare one...

But Shakespeare one gets acquainted with without knowing how. It is a part of an Englishman's constitution. His...

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Jane Austen: The little bit...

Jane Austen: The little bit...

The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush as produces little effect after much...

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Douglas Adams: In the beginning,...

Douglas Adams: In the beginning,...

In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a...

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