Quotes with best-regulated

Quotes 1101 till 1120 of 1310.

  • Alexis de Tocqueville Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    French aristocrat, political philosopher and sociologist (1805 - 1859)
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  • Aristotle Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Benjamin Franklin Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • George Farquhar Those who know the least obey the best.
    George Farquhar
    Irish playwright (1677 - 1707)
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  • Carol Bellamy Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their best interests considered when law and policies are being drafted.
    Carol Bellamy
    American nonprofit executive (1942 - )
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  • Ovid Time is generally the best doctor.
    Ovid
    Roman poet (43 - 17)
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  • Amy Lowell Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give.
    Amy Lowell
    American poet, criticus (1874 - 1925)
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  • Horace Walpole To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy, to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation.
    Letter to Sir Horace Mann (27-05-1776)
    Horace Walpole
    British writer (1717 - 1797)
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  • Aeschylus To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
    Aeschylus
    Greek dramatist (525 - 456)
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  • John Updike To be President of the United States, sir, is to act as advocate for a blind, venomous, and ungrateful client; still, one must make the best of the case, for the purposes of Providence.
    John Updike
    American writer and criticus (1932 - 2009)
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  • Gail Sheehy To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.
    Gail Sheehy
    American author, journalist, and lecturer (1936 - 2020)
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  • Bill Maris To create exponential growth in health care, we need to put tremendous resources and focus behind the best human minds working in this field.
    Bill Maris
    American entrepreneur and venture capitalist
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  • Al Oerter To exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right, it can open all kinds of inner doors.
    Al Oerter
    American athlete (1936 - 2007)
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  • Raymond Holliwell To give your best is to receive the best.
    Raymond Holliwell
    American author
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  • Lao-Tzu To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
    Lao-Tzu
    Chinese philosopher (600 - 550)
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  • Paul Auster To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.
    Timbuktu (2010) 59
    Paul Auster
    American writer and film (1947 - )
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  • Willa Cather To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.
    Willa Cather
    American author (1873 - 1947)
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  • Marcus Aurelius To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • William James To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Brent Scowcroft To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.
    Brent Scowcroft
    American US Air Force officer (1925 - 2020)
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