Quotes 161 till 180 of 20393.
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I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
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I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.
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If honesty did not exist, we ought to invent it as the best means of getting rich.
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If it weren't for pickpockets, I'd have no sex life at all.
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If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two, they would cut each other's throats, but there are thirty, and they live in peace and happiness.
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If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed.
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If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.
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If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
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If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.
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In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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In the course of your work, you will from time to time encounter the situation where the facts and the theory do not coincide. In such circumstances, young gentlemen, it is my earnest advice to respect the facts.
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In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking.
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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
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Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best.
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It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
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It is a good idea to obey all the rules when you're young just so you'll have the strength to break them when you're old.
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It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
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It is hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performance, you will not easily arrive at better. If they know what is good, and require it. you will aspire and burn until you achieve it. But from time to time, in history, men are born a whole age too soon.
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It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
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