Quotes 581 till 600 of 1197.
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Naturally, every age thinks that all ages before it were prejudiced, and today we think this more than ever and are just as wrong as all previous ages that thought so. How often have we not seen the truth condemned! It is sad but unfortunately true that man learns nothing from history.
Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle (1960) -
Neither do I think that I ever put any dishonour upon you.
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Neither evil tongues, rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all the dreary intercourse of daily life, shall ever prevail against us.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
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Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.
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Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.
Bernard M. Baruch
American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965) -
New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It is, however, the most exciting heterogeneous mess of a town I've ever seen.
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Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer.
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No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
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No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.
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No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.
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No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself beneficial to the conquered as well as to the conquerors.
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No culture on earth outside of mid-century suburban America has ever deployed one woman per child without simultaneously assigning her such major productive activities as weaving, farming, gathering, temple maintenance, and tent-building. The reason is that full-time, one-on-one child-raising is not good for women or children.
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No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good?
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No doubt, man will continue to weigh and to measure, watch himself grow, and his Universe around him and with him, according to the ever growing powers of his tools.
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