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Pearl Buck: Praise out of...

Pearl Buck: Praise out of...

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

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A man who...

A man who...

A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman.

Source:...

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It is a...

It is a...

It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it...

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Gustave Courbet: The beautiful is...

Gustave Courbet: The beautiful is...

The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs...

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John Clare: Untroubling and untroubled...

John Clare: Untroubling and untroubled...

Untroubling and untroubled where I lie;
The grass below - above the vaulted sky.


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Dag Hammarskjold: Life yields only...

Dag Hammarskjold: Life yields only...

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen...

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As a white...

As a white...

As a white candle
In a holy place,
So is the beauty
Of an aged face.


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Citizenship is a...

Citizenship is a...

Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by...

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William Watson: Pain with the...

William Watson: Pain with the...

Pain with the thousand teeth.

Source: The Dream of Man.
-- William Watson, (Aug...

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Ogden Nash: People who work...

Ogden Nash: People who work...

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

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Dick Gregory: When I lost...

Dick Gregory: When I lost...

When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the...

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There follows a...

There follows a...

There follows a little obscenity here, a dask of philosophy there, considerable whining overall, and a modern...

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The secret of...

The secret of...

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he...

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The musician is...

The musician is...

The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art...

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John Fletcher: Let's meet and...

John Fletcher: Let's meet and...

Let's meet and either do or die.

Source: 'The Island Princess'
-- John Fletcher,...

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John Clare: If life had...

John Clare: If life had...

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.

Source: Letter to a...

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Sara Teasdale: Moon, worn thin...

Sara Teasdale: Moon, worn thin...

Moon, worn thin to the width of a quill,
In the dawn clouds flying,
How good to go, light into light, and...

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Dick Gregory: [A politician is]...

Dick Gregory: [A politician is]...

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get...

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I walked beside...

I walked beside...

I walked beside the evening sea
And dreamed a dream that could not be;
The waves that plunged along the...

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Gradually I came...

Gradually I came...

Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey,...

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