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Nicolas Boileau: The world is...

Nicolas Boileau: The world is...

The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also...

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Miguel de Cervantes: Don't put too...

Miguel de Cervantes: Don't put too...

Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted.

Source: In...

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Miguel de Cervantes: Three things too...

Miguel de Cervantes: Three things too...

Three things too much, and three things too little are pernicious to man: to speak much, and know little; to spend...

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Miguel de Cervantes: Every production must...

Miguel de Cervantes: Every production must...

Every production must resemble its author.

Source: In Quotable Business, ed. Louis...

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Terry McMillan: Can't nothin make...

Terry McMillan: Can't nothin make...

Can't nothin make your life work if you ain't the architect.

Source: In Famous...

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Terry McMillan: I don't trust...

Terry McMillan: I don't trust...

I don't trust white critics' judgment about most things that deal with black life, particularly when a black person is...

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Vita Sackville-West: Women, like men,...

Vita Sackville-West: Women, like men,...

Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of...

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Charlotte Bronte: Give him enough...

Charlotte Bronte: Give him enough...

Give him enough rope and he will hang himself.

Source: Shirley, 1849.
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Ugo Betti: There is no...

Ugo Betti: There is no...

There is no forgiveness in nature.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Oscar Wilde: How strange a...

Oscar Wilde: How strange a...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth all the gold in the world, and the merchants...

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John Webster: My soul, like...

John Webster: My soul, like...

My soul, like to a ship in a black storm,
Is driven, I know not whither.


Source:...

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Thornton Wilder: The planting of...

Thornton Wilder: The planting of...

The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the...

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Oscar Wilde: It is better...

Oscar Wilde: It is better...

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Source: In Quotable...

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Aldous Huxley: Most of one's...

Aldous Huxley: Most of one's...

Most of one's life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.

Source: Mr....

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Aldous Huxley: It is far...

Aldous Huxley: It is far...

It is far easier to write ten passable effective sonnets, good enough to take in the not too inquiring critic, than...

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Gay Talese: The Park Avenue...

Gay Talese: The Park Avenue...

The Park Avenue of poodles and polished brass; it is cab country, tip-town, glassville, a window-washer's...

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Johanna Spyri: She knows what...

Johanna Spyri: She knows what...

She knows what she sees. She has her eyes in the right place.

Source: Heidi, Ch....

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Elie Wiesel: Not to transmit...

Elie Wiesel: Not to transmit...

Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.

Source: In Christian Science...

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Francois Rabelais: Tell the truth...

Francois Rabelais: Tell the truth...

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

Source:
-- Francois Rabelais, ( ...

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Francois Rabelais: I have known...

Francois Rabelais: I have known...

I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.

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