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Aldous Huxley: The quality of...

Aldous Huxley: The quality of...

The quality of moral behaviour varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: It is the...

Napoleon Bonaparte: It is the...

It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.

Source: In Correct...

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Publilius Syrus: It is not...

Publilius Syrus: It is not...

It is not every question that deserves an answer.

Source: Sententiae, no....

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Maria Edgeworth: How success changes...

Maria Edgeworth: How success changes...

How success changes the opinion of men!

Source: The Will, 1800.
-- Maria...

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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: Of all the...

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: Of all the...

Of all the inventions that have helped to unify China perhaps the airplane is the most outstanding. Its ability to...

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Aldous Huxley: To his dog,...

Aldous Huxley: To his dog,...

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.

Source:...

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Italo Calvino: It is not...

Italo Calvino: It is not...

It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.

Source: Marco Polo, in...

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Malcolm Bradbury: A conventional good...

Malcolm Bradbury: A conventional good...

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an...

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Abba Eban: Consensus is what...

Abba Eban: Consensus is what...

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

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Agatha Christie: I don't think...

Agatha Christie: I don't think...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention -- invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also...

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Ellen Glasgow: A tragic irony...

Ellen Glasgow: A tragic irony...

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which...

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J R R Tolkien: It's a job...

J R R Tolkien: It's a job...

It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.

Source: In The...

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Albert Camus: An achievement is...

Albert Camus: An achievement is...

An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.

Source: In The...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: Love is a...

Friedrich Nietzsche: Love is a...

Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as the are not.

Source:...

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Karl Popper: Our civilization...has not...

Karl Popper: Our civilization...has not...

Our civilization...has not yet fully recovered from the shock of its birth - the transition from the tribal or 'closed...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: The general who...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: The general who...

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect...

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Paul Verlaine: Take eloquence and...

Paul Verlaine: Take eloquence and...

Take eloquence and wring its neck.

Source: [Prends l'?loquence et tords-lui son...

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Joseph L Mankiewicz: The difference between...

Joseph L Mankiewicz: The difference between...

The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life...

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Robert Mitchum: I started out...

Robert Mitchum: I started out...

I started out to be a sex fiend, but I couldn't pass the physical.

Source: In...

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David Cronenberg: When you're in...

David Cronenberg: When you're in...

When you're in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you...

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