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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O mighty-mouthed inventor...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O mighty-mouthed inventor...

O mighty-mouthed inventor of harmonies,
O skilled to sing of Time or Eternity,
God-gifted organ voice of...

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Jane Austen: In every power,...

Jane Austen: In every power,...

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the...

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Jane Austen: Why not seize...

Jane Austen: Why not seize...

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

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Aldous Huxley: The smallest fact...

Aldous Huxley: The smallest fact...

The smallest fact is a window through which the infinite may be seen.

Source: cited...

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Jiddu Krishnamurti: It is no...

Jiddu Krishnamurti: It is no...

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

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Henry Ward Beecher: The difference between...

Henry Ward Beecher: The difference between...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a...

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Mary McLeod Bethune: From the first,...

Mary McLeod Bethune: From the first,...

From the first, I made my learning, what little it was, useful every way I could.

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Thomas ? Kempis: If you cannot...

Thomas ? Kempis: If you cannot...

If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your...

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Anthony Trollope: Life is so...

Anthony Trollope: Life is so...

Life is so unlike theory.

Source: Phineas Finn.
-- Anthony Trollope, (Apr 24...

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Anthony Trollope: Three hours a...

Anthony Trollope: Three hours a...

Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.

Source:...

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Gertrude Stein: Considering how dangerous...

Gertrude Stein: Considering how dangerous...

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really frightening.

Source: In...

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Franz Kafka: It is not...

Franz Kafka: It is not...

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not...

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Agatha Christie: I've always believed...

Agatha Christie: I've always believed...

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each...

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Amos Bronson Alcott: Observation more than...

Amos Bronson Alcott: Observation more than...

Observation more than books, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.

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Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon: Delicacy is to...

Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon: Delicacy is to...

Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby...

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Charles Simmons: Most of the...

Charles Simmons: Most of the...

Most of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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Mickey Spillane: If the public...

Mickey Spillane: If the public...

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his...

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Nathan Huggins: The vogue of...

Nathan Huggins: The vogue of...

The vogue of the New Negro . . . had all of the character of a public relations promotion. The Negro had to be sold to...

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Patriotism is often...

Patriotism is often...

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

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How can they...

How can they...

How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than 60 years got enough to eat and escaped being...

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