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James A Froude: The superstition of...

James A Froude: The superstition of...

The superstition of science scoffs at the superstition of faith.

Source: In Isaac...

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Herodotus: The worst pain...

Herodotus: The worst pain...

The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The brave and...

Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The brave and...

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear...

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Daniel Boorstin: Time makes heroes...

Daniel Boorstin: Time makes heroes...

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Source: in Parade
-- Daniel...

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Theodore H White: Politics in America...

Theodore H White: Politics in America...

Politics in America is the binding secular religion.

Source: In Time, 29 Dec...

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George Bancroft: Conscience is the...

George Bancroft: Conscience is the...

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full...

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Salman Rushdie: Our lives teach...

Salman Rushdie: Our lives teach...

Our lives teach us who we are.

Source: In Independent on Sunday (London), 4 Feb...

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Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.

Source: Dr. Fagan, in Decline...

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Artemus Ward: Why care for...

Artemus Ward: Why care for...

Why care for grammar as long as we are good?

Source: Pyrotechny.
-- Artemus...

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William Golding: He was as...

William Golding: He was as...

He was as fitted to survival in this modern world as a tapeworm in an intestine.

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James Thurber: A pinch of...

James Thurber: A pinch of...

A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Henry Miller: If we are...

Henry Miller: If we are...

If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a...

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Mary Stewart: I reached for...

Mary Stewart: I reached for...

I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful...

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Louis Auchincloss: A neurotic can...

Louis Auchincloss: A neurotic can...

A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when...

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Richard Bach: An idea is...

Richard Bach: An idea is...

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for...

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Thomas Carlyle: Endurance is patience...

Thomas Carlyle: Endurance is patience...

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Source: In Instant Quotation Dictionary, by...

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Thomas Carlyle: A man without...

Thomas Carlyle: A man without...

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Thomas Carlyle: Rest is for...

Thomas Carlyle: Rest is for...

Rest is for the dead.

Source: 'Journal', June 22, 1830
-- Thomas Carlyle, (Dec 4...

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Bobby Fischer: I don't believe...

Bobby Fischer: I don't believe...

I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.

Source: In Rand Lindsly's...

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Meister Eckhart: Man goes far...

Meister Eckhart: Man goes far...

Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay...

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