Quotes 2101 till 2120 of 3972.
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Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.
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Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.
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Only the dying man can tell how much time he has left.
The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) 24 -
Only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent.
On War (1832) -
Only the insecure strive for security.
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Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started.
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Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
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Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion - it exists to be destroyed. If everybody did everything with respect, you'd go nowhere.
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Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.
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Only the most acute and active animals are capable of boredom. A theme for a great poet would be God's boredom on the seventh day of creation.
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Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.
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Only the other day I was inquiring of an entire bed of old-fashioned roses, forced to listen to my ramblings on the meaning of the universe as I sat cross-legged in the lotus position in front of them.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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