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  • Groucho Marx I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.
    Groucho Marx
    American comic actor (1890 - 1977)
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  • Voltaire In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Sir John Lubbock 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.
    Sir John Lubbock
    British statesman and banker (1834 - 1913)
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  • Louis Aragon Light is meaningful only in relation to darkness, and truth presupposes error. It is these mingled opposites which people our life, which make it pungent, intoxicating. We only exist in terms of this conflict, in the zone where black and white clash.
    Louis Aragon
    French poet (1897 - 1982)
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  • Orison Swett Marden Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
    Orison Swett Marden
    American inspirational author (1848 - 1924)
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  • Epicurus Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
    Epicurus
    Greek Philosopher (341 - 270)
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  • Henry Ward Beecher Sink the Bible to the bottom of the sea, and man's obligation to God would be unchanged. He would have the same path to tread, only his lamp and his guide would be gone; he would have the same voyage to make, only his compass and chart would be overboard.
    Henry Ward Beecher
    American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker (1813 - 1887)
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  • Joseph Addison That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Voltaire Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Frederick Douglass We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.
    Frederick Douglass
    African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator and writer (1818 - 1895)
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  • Les Brown Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • William Hazlitt A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Thomas à Kempis Adversities do not make a man frail. They show what sort of man he is.
    Thomas à Kempis
    Dutch medieval Augustinian canon, writer and mystic (1380 - 1471)
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  • George Santayana Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.
    George Santayana
    Spanish - American philosopher (1863 - 1952)
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  • Carl Honore Aficionados of Slow design and Slow fashion use ethical and green materials to make objects - furniture, clothes, jewellery - that lift the spirit and last a lifetime rather than one catwalk season.
    Carl Honore
    Canadian journalist (1967 - )
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  • Lord Chesterfield Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Thomas E. Lawrence All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men; they act out their dreams to make them reality.
    Thomas E. Lawrence
    British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer (1888 - 1935)
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  • Robert Frost Always fall in with what you're asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Arnold Palmer Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
    Arnold Palmer
    American golf player (1929 - 2016)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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