Quotes 3141 till 3160 of 4330.
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The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.
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The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.
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The land was ours before we were the land s. She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people.
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The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms - hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
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The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
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The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.
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The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
Psychological reflections: an anthology of the writings of C. G. Jung (1961) -
The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.
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The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'
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The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.
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The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.
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The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
On Suicide -
The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conduced, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction.
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The local is a shabby thing. There's nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal.
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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
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The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.
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The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise.
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The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
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The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.
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