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Zora Neale Hurston: There is nothing...

Zora Neale Hurston: There is nothing...

There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.

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George Bernard Shaw: A life spent...

George Bernard Shaw: A life spent...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing...

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George Bernard Shaw: If all the...

George Bernard Shaw: If all the...

If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.

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George Bernard Shaw: Success covers a...

George Bernard Shaw: Success covers a...

Success covers a multitude of blunders.

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-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26...

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Katharine Graham: Bromidic though it...

Katharine Graham: Bromidic though it...

Bromidic though it may sound, some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to...

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J Paul Getty: The meek shall...

J Paul Getty: The meek shall...

The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.

Source: In The Great...

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Robert Collier: In every adversity...

Robert Collier: In every adversity...

In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win...

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Although one may...

Although one may...

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted...

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Recommend virtue to...

Recommend virtue to...

Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth - can give happiness. It upholds in adversity and the...

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Louise Erdrich: His thoughts swam...

Louise Erdrich: His thoughts swam...

His thoughts swam between us, hidden under rocks, disappearing in weeds, and I was fishing for them, dangling my own...

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Louise Erdrich: Columbus only discovered...

Louise Erdrich: Columbus only discovered...

Columbus only discovered that he was in some new place. He didn't discover America.

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Euripides: If we could...

Euripides: If we could...

If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.

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William Gilbert: No good play...

William Gilbert: No good play...

No good play is a success; fine writing and high morals are useless on the stage. I have been scribbling twaddle for...

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William Gilbert: You've no idea...

William Gilbert: You've no idea...

You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself -- and how little I deserve it.

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William Congreve: Tis well enough...

William Congreve: Tis well enough...

Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a...

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Aristophanes: Evil events from...

Aristophanes: Evil events from...

Evil events from evil causes spring.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS, WordStar...

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Aristophanes: Men of sense...

Aristophanes: Men of sense...

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson...

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Eugene Ionesco: Explanation separates us...

Eugene Ionesco: Explanation separates us...

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the...

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George Farquhar: Spare all I...

George Farquhar: Spare all I...

Spare all I have, and take my life.

Source: The Beaux' Stratagem, V:2
-- George...

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James Beard: A gourmet who...

James Beard: A gourmet who...

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart, who looks at her watch.

Source: In...

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