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Zora Neale Hurston: It would be...

Zora Neale Hurston: It would be...

It would be against all nature for all the Negroes to be either at the bottom, top, or in between. . . . We will go...

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George Bernard Shaw: Forget about likes...

George Bernard Shaw: Forget about likes...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but...

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William Wordsworth: One great society...

William Wordsworth: One great society...

One great society alone on earth: the noble living and the noble dead.

Source:...

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William Wordsworth: Who is the...

William Wordsworth: Who is the...

Who is the happy warrior? Who is he
That every man in arms should wish to be?


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William Wordsworth: Ten thousand saw...

William Wordsworth: Ten thousand saw...

Ten thousand saw I at a glance
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.


Source: I...

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William Wordsworth: Whither is fled...

William Wordsworth: Whither is fled...

Whither is fled the visionary gleam?
Where is it now, the glory and the dream?


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William Wordsworth: Like a sea-beast...

William Wordsworth: Like a sea-beast...

Like a sea-beast crawled forth, that on a shelf
Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun...

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William Wordsworth: Stern Daughter of...

William Wordsworth: Stern Daughter of...

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God!
O Duty! if that name thou love
Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check...

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William Wordsworth: Strange fits of...

William Wordsworth: Strange fits of...

Strange fits of passion have I known:
And I will dare to tell,
But in the lover's ear alone,
What once to me...

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William Wordsworth: The oldest man...

William Wordsworth: The oldest man...

The oldest man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs.

Source: Resolution and...

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William Wordsworth: There was a...

William Wordsworth: There was a...

There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth, and every common sight,
To me did seem
Apparelled...

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William Wordsworth: O blithe new-comer!...

William Wordsworth: O blithe new-comer!...

O blithe new-comer! I have heard,
I hear thee and rejoice.
O cuckoo, shall I call thee bird,
Or but a...

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William Wordsworth: To be a...

William Wordsworth: To be a...

To be a prodigal's favourite - then, worse truth,
A miser's pensioner - behold our lot!
O man, that from thy...

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Charlotte Bronte: Better to be...

Charlotte Bronte: Better to be...

Better to be without logic than without feeling.

Source: The Professor, 1846.
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J B Priestley: We plan, we...

J B Priestley: We plan, we...

We plan, we toil, we suffer in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol's eyes? The title deeds of Radio City? The...

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George Farquhar: Captain is a...

George Farquhar: Captain is a...

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

Source: The Beaux' Stratagem,...

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George Bernard Shaw: Martyrdom is the...

George Bernard Shaw: Martyrdom is the...

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Source: In The...

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George Bernard Shaw: Nothing is ever...

George Bernard Shaw: Nothing is ever...

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill each other if it is not...

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George Bernard Shaw: The most anxious...

George Bernard Shaw: The most anxious...

The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.

Source: Man and Superman, Maxims...

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William Shakespeare: For new-made honour...

William Shakespeare: For new-made honour...

For new-made honour doth forget men's names.

Source: King John, I. i. (87).
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