Quotes 961 till 980 of 1686.
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One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.
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One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.
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One reason we stop praying or let our prayer lives fade is that we are too comfortable.
Too Busy Not to Pray -
One said of suicide, ''As long as one has brains one should not blow them out.'' And another answered, ''But when one has ceased to have them, too often one cannot.''
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One should not be too severe on English novels; they are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed.
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One thing my wife says is bad about me, is that I still care too much
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One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
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Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth. Writing may be interesting, absorbing, exhilarating, racking, relieving. But amusing? Never!
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Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.
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Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now every high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy?
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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Opinions, like showers, are generated in high places, but they invariably descend into lower ones, and ultimately flow down to the people as rain unto the sea.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism.
James Marchant - Wit and Wisdom of Dean Inge -
Our American story, for generations, is of a people who seek to move forward. A people who look at a mountain and worry not about the tough climb ahead, but dream about the view from the summit.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.
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Our external environment no longer seems to have any firm boundaries, any limits, or any positive cues about when to stop consuming anything. I mean, there is a reason that people get fat - it's easy and cheap to get high-calorie, tasty food.
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Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.
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Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip.
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