Quotes 2741 till 2760 of 3972.
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The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
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The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual.
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The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
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The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.
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The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married.
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The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.
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The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody.
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The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
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The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny.
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The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.
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The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done.
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The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.
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The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.
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The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.
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The only lesson to extract from any civil war is that it's pointless and futile and ugly, and that there is nothing glamorous or heroic about it. There are heroes, but the causes are never heroic.
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The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.
In a Free State (2012) 162
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