Quotes 1901 till 1920 of 4584.
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It is essential that we realize once and for all that man is much more of a sex creature than a moral creature. The former is inherent, the other is grafted on.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
On War (1832) -
It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them.
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It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
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It is far better to borrow experience than to buy it.
Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (1823) XXXIII -
It is far better to give work that is above a person, than to educate the person to be above their work.
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It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (2011) 32 -
It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.
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It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle's eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory.
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It is far easier to make war than to make peace.
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It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately.
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It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.
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It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less with baldness.
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It is for want of application, rather than of means that people fail,
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It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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It is funny that people always assume you have a bigger part in a movie than you actually do. I remember a lot of people thought 'Adventureland' starred me and Kristen Wiig. But we were like, 'No, we're only in the movie for like ten minutes!'
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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It is harder for a poor man to be successful than it is for a rich man.
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It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.
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