Quotes 501 till 520 of 15856.
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If a thousand men were not to pay their tax-bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood. This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible.
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.
Original:Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer."
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If God gave the soul his whole creation she would not be filled thereby but only with himself.
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If men of wit and genius would resolve never to complain in their works of critics and detractors, the next age would not know that they ever had any.
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If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling.
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If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
Ann Druyan (2011) 354 -
If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.
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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
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If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.
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If you achieve success, you will get applause, and if you get applause, you will hear it. My advice to you concerning applause is this; enjoy it but never quite believe it.
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If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
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If you can actually count your money, then you're not a rich man.
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If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
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If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.
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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
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If you're deaf, dumb, and blind to what's happening in the world, you're under no obligation to do anything. But if you know what's happening and you don't do anything but sit on your ass, then you're nothing but a punk.
Assata: An Autobiography (1987) 222 -
Imagine a school with children that can read or write, but with teachers who can not, and you have a metaphor of the Information Age in which we live.
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