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Amos Bronson Alcott: Our dreams drench...

Amos Bronson Alcott: Our dreams drench...

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Source: In The...

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Meridel Le Sueur: These are the...

Meridel Le Sueur: These are the...

These are the stories that never, never die, that are carried like seed into a new country, are told to you and me and...

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Colin Powell: Be careful what...

Colin Powell: Be careful what...

Be careful what you choose. You may get it.

Source: Colin Powell's Rules, kept on...

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Oliver Cromwell: Do not trust...

Oliver Cromwell: Do not trust...

Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be...

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Francois LaRochefoucauld: Nature creates ability;...

Francois LaRochefoucauld: Nature creates ability;...

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Cesare Lombroso: Unfortunately, goodness and...

Cesare Lombroso: Unfortunately, goodness and...

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of...

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M F K Fisher: For anyone addicted...

M F K Fisher: For anyone addicted...

For anyone addicted to reading commonplace books . . . finding a good new one is much like enduring a familiar...

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak.

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Annie Elizabeth Delany: I thought I...

Annie Elizabeth Delany: I thought I...

I thought I could change the world. It took me a hundred years to figure out I can't change the world. I can only...

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Annie Elizabeth Delany: Turning one hundred...

Annie Elizabeth Delany: Turning one hundred...

Turning one hundred was the worst birthday of my life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Turning 101 was not so...

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Clara Barton: I have lived...

Clara Barton: I have lived...

I have lived my life, well and ill, always less well than I wanted it to be but it is, as it is, and as it has been;...

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Lillian Carter: Every time I...

Lillian Carter: Every time I...

Every time I think that I am getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else...

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Adelle Davis: To say that...

Adelle Davis: To say that...

To say that obesity is caused by merely consuming too many calories is like saying that the only cause of the American...

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William Osler: No bubble is...

William Osler: No bubble is...

No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.

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John Arbuthnot: Law is a...

John Arbuthnot: Law is a...

Law is a bottomless pit, it is a cormorant, a Harpy that devours everything.

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William Harvey: All we know...

William Harvey: All we know...

All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.

Source: In The...

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Peter Mere Latham: Poisons and medicine...

Peter Mere Latham: Poisons and medicine...

Poisons and medicine are oftentimes the same substance given with different intents.

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Martin Delany: Our elevation must...

Martin Delany: Our elevation must...

Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If...

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Martin Delany: The claims of...

Martin Delany: The claims of...

The claims of no people, according to established policy and usage, are respected by any nation, until they are...

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Emily Blackwell: Health has its...

Emily Blackwell: Health has its...

Health has its science as well as disease. . .

Source: Written with her sister...

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