Quotes 121 till 140 of 159.
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Sometimes I read a book with pleasure, and detest the author.
Works (1754) -
Style may defined as the proper words in the proper places.
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Teofilo Stevenson won his first Olympic gold medal in 1972 and his last world amateur championship in 1986. He won 302 fights and once went an unbelievable 11 years without a loss. Had Cuba not boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics, many think Stevenson would have won an unmatched four gold medals in boxing.
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The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
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The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.
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The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
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The most accomplished way of using books at present is to serve them as some do lords, learn their titles, and then boast of their acquaintance.
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The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.
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The reason why so few marriages are happy, is because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages.
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The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance and never to keep his work.
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There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.
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There is none so blind as they that won't see.
Polite Conversation (1738) -
There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of God, where Mom and the Flag closely flank His presence.
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There's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2013) 114 -
Trejo is one of the oldest boxing gyms in Cuba; it's outdoor, and every great champion the country has produced has passed through and was forged in the open air.
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Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.
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We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.
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