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Alfred E Smith: All the ills...

Alfred E Smith: All the ills...

All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.

Source: Speech,...

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Benjamin Disraeli: He who anticipates...

Benjamin Disraeli: He who anticipates...

He who anticipates his century is generally persecuted when living, and always pilfered when...

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Edmund Burke: Some degree of...

Edmund Burke: Some degree of...

Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and...

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Edmund Burke: You cannot plan...

Edmund Burke: You cannot plan...

You cannot plan the future by the past.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: Brevity is a...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: Brevity is a...

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Source: In Instant Quotation Dictionary, by...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: As fire when...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: As fire when...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: I never admire...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: I never admire...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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Franklin Pierce: [F]requently the more...

Franklin Pierce: [F]requently the more...

[F]requently the more trifling the subject the more animated and protracted the...

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Grover Cleveland: He mocks the...

Grover Cleveland: He mocks the...

He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that they in turn will care for the...

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Calvin Coolidge: When you see...

Calvin Coolidge: When you see...

When you see 10 troubles rolling down the road, if you don't do anything, 9 of them will roll into a ditch before they...

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Gamal Abdel Nasser: Events are not...

Gamal Abdel Nasser: Events are not...

Events are not a matter of chance.

Source: Philosophy of the Revolution, 1954
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Shirley Hufstedler: If you play...

Shirley Hufstedler: If you play...

If you play it safe in life, you've decided that you don't want to grow any more.

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Nelson Mandela: I looked into...

Nelson Mandela: I looked into...

I looked into the vast dome of blue emptiness that stretched out above me in all directions and the illusion was still...

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Marguerite de Valois: The more hidden...

Marguerite de Valois: The more hidden...

The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is.

Source: Memoirs.
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Queen Victoria: Great events make...

Queen Victoria: Great events make...

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

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Stanislaus I: Long ailments wear...

Stanislaus I: Long ailments wear...

Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy.

Source: Maxims, c. 18th...

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Christina of Sweden: Dignity is like...

Christina of Sweden: Dignity is like...

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Source:...

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Ninon de Lenclos: The joy of...

Ninon de Lenclos: The joy of...

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

Source: Correspondence...

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Georges Pompidou: A statesman is...

Georges Pompidou: A statesman is...

A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places...

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Edward Everett: There is no...

Edward Everett: There is no...

There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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