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Quotes 821 till 840 of 1835.

  • Russell H. Conwell Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia.
    Russell H. Conwell
    American Baptist minister, lawyer, and writer
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  • Robert Frost Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay his hands on.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Socrates Let him that would move the world, first move himself.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • Marcus Aurelius Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • Bram Stoker Let me be accurate in everything, for though you and I have seen some strange things together, you may at the first think that I, Van Helsing, am mad. That the many horrors and the so long strain on nerves has at the last turn my brain.
    Source: Dracula
    Bram Stoker
    Irish author (1847 - 1912)
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  • Aaron Hill Let never man be bold enough to say, Thus, and no farther shall my passion stray: The first crime, past, compels us into more, And guilt grows fate, that was but choice, before.
    Aaron Hill
    English dramatist and writer (1685 - 1750)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Let one who wants to move and convince others, first be convinced and moved themselves. If a person speaks with genuine earnestness the thoughts, the emotion and the actual condition of their own heart, others will listen because we all are knit together by the tie of sympathy.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Benjamin Franklin Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Baltasar Gracián Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.
    Baltasar Gracián
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • Mother Teresa Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given.
    Mother Teresa
    Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary (1910 - 1997)
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  • George Washington Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • Boris Kodjoe Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.
    Boris Kodjoe
    Austrian-American actor, producer (1973 - )
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  • Bill Dedman Lie detectors sometimes work because people believe they work, deterring the wrong people from applying for jobs in the first place, or prompting admissions of guilt during interrogations.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • Marcelene Cox Life begins when a person first realizes how soon it will end.
    Marcelene Cox
    American author
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  • Margaret Mead Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump; you have to get it right the first time.
    Margaret Mead
    American cultural anthropologist (1901 - 1978)
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  • Wilson Mizner Life is a tough proposition and the first hundred years are the hardest.
    Wilson Mizner
    American Author (1876 - 1933)
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  • Mario Puzo Life is like a box of hand grenades, you never know what will blow you to kingdom come.
    Source: The Last Don
    Mario Puzo
    American author, screenwriter and journalist (1920 - 1999)
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  • Jawaharlal Nehru Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Indian nationalist and statesman (1889 - 1964)
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  • Jack London Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
    Jack London
    American writer (ps. by John Griffith Chaney) (1876 - 1916)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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