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J B S Haldane: We do not...

J B S Haldane: We do not...

We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But...

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Pliny the Elder: The lust of...

Pliny the Elder: The lust of...

The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they...

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Desiderius Erasmus: War is delightful...

Desiderius Erasmus: War is delightful...

War is delightful to those who have no experience with it.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Life?s lessons may be viewed as difficulties or challenges to be overcome, but in reality they are an exercise in fine...

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Harry A Blackmun: I hope you...

Harry A Blackmun: I hope you...

I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility....

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Harry A Blackmun: Who is to...

Harry A Blackmun: Who is to...

Who is to say that 5 men 10 years ago were right whereas 5 men looking the other direction today are...

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William O Douglas: Common sense often...

William O Douglas: Common sense often...

Common sense often makes good law.

Source: In court ruling, 25 Mar 1957.
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Barbara De Angelis: No one is...

Barbara De Angelis: No one is...

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or...

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Barbara De Angelis: Men aren't the...

Barbara De Angelis: Men aren't the...

Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; they've been trained to be that way for thousands...

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Barbara De Angelis: If you aren't...

Barbara De Angelis: If you aren't...

If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and...

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: We need education...

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: We need education...

We need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.

Source: In...

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Benjamin L Hooks: A good history...

Benjamin L Hooks: A good history...

A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a...

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Etty Hillesum: Greed probably figures...

Etty Hillesum: Greed probably figures...

Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with...

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Ralph Ellison: I'm not a...

Ralph Ellison: I'm not a...

I'm not a separatist. The imagination is integrative. That's how you make the new -- by putting something else with...

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Henry David Thoreau: Of what significance...

Henry David Thoreau: Of what significance...

Of what significance are the things you can forget.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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James A Froude: As we advance...

James A Froude: As we advance...

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

Source: Short Studies,...

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George Borrow: Youth will be...

George Borrow: Youth will be...

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.

Source:...

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Edith Hamilton: To be able...

Edith Hamilton: To be able...

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought -- that is being educated.

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: To fight and...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: To fight and...

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the...

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Charles Wesley: Faith, mighty faith...

Charles Wesley: Faith, mighty faith...

Faith, mighty faith the promise sees
And rests on that alone:
Laughs at impossibilities,
And says it shall be...

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