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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We boast our...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We boast our...

We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We must set...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: We must set...

We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.

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STORY, n. A...

STORY, n. A...

STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Love and you...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Love and you...

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the two sides of an algebraic...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Life is not...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Life is not...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.

Source: In Correct...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Men's actions are...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Men's actions are...

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Most of the...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Most of the...

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: New York is...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: New York is...

New York is a sucked orange.

Source: The Conduct of Life, Culture, 1860.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Speak what you...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Speak what you...

Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannonballs, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: That which we...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: That which we...

That which we call sin in others, is experiment for us.

Source: Essays, Experience...

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G K Chesterton: It is the...

G K Chesterton: It is the...

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

Source: In...

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G K Chesterton: We think for...

G K Chesterton: We think for...

We think for a General to fight an enemy, it is important to know the enemy's numbers, but still more important to...

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G K Chesterton: Women prefer to...

G K Chesterton: Women prefer to...

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

Source: In...

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G K Chesterton: Artistic temperament is...

G K Chesterton: Artistic temperament is...

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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G K Chesterton: When it comes...

G K Chesterton: When it comes...

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with...

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G K Chesterton: Most Americans are...

G K Chesterton: Most Americans are...

Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them. They have a sort of permanent...

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Mark Twain: Who is this...

Mark Twain: Who is this...

Who is this Renaissance? Where did he come from? Who gave him permission to cram the Republic with his execrable...

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Winston Churchill: We have sustained...

Winston Churchill: We have sustained...

We have sustained a defeat without a war.

Source: Speech, House of Commons, 5 Oct...

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Winston Churchill: Half my lifetime...

Winston Churchill: Half my lifetime...

Half my lifetime I have earned my living by selling words, and I hope thoughts.

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Winston Churchill: Too often the...

Winston Churchill: Too often the...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent because he does not know what to say.

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