Quotes 1521 till 1540 of 2849.
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Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.
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Of all the songs we played, 'Statesboro Blues' was the most ripped-off.
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Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature herself - my disgust at her barbarity -clumsiness - darkness - bitter mockery of herself - is the most desolating.
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Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
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Of all the wastes of human ignorance perhaps the most extravagant and costly to human growth has been the waste of the distinctive powers of womanhood after the child-bearing age.
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Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.
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Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing ''Embraceable You'' in spats.
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Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear.
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Of all the works of man I like best
Those which have been used.
The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges
The knives and forks whose wooden handles
Have been worn away by many hands: such forms
Seemed to me the noblest.Source: Poems, 1913-1956 Of all the works of man [Von allen Werken] (c. 193 -
Of all things upon earth that bleed and grow, a herb most bruised is woman.
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Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently He thought it worth the risk.
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Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.
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Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that specialization is the key to success, not realizing that specialization precludes comprehensive thinking.
Source: Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth (1963)― Richard Buckminster Fuller
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Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.
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Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee - which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering.
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Oh, Jacques, we're used to each other, we're a pair of captive hawks caught in the same cage, and so we've grown used to each other. That's what passes for love at this dim, shadowy end of the Camino Real.
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Oh, yeah. I know Dizzy. For years he's been my buddy way, way, way back. Dizzy is one of the most astute guys and one of the most learned guys in the world and knows exactly what he's doing musically.
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