Quotes 1381 till 1400 of 1785.
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The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
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The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character.
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The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.
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The quality of a play is the quality of its ideas.
Source: New Statesman (6 May 1950) -
The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.
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The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.
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The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.
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The reading or non-reading a book will never keep down a single petticoat.
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The real people of genius were resolute workers not idle dreamers.
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The real power, the power we have to fight for night and day, is not power over things, but over men.
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The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good.
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The reason that adulation is not displeasing is that, though untrue, it shows one to be of consequence enough, in one way or other, to induce people to lie.
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
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The reward of one's duty is the power to fulfill another.
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The road to ignorance is paved with good editors.
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The roulette table pays nobody except him that keeps it. Nevertheless a passion for gaming is common, though a passion for keeping roulette tables is unknown.
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