Quotes 801 till 820 of 1663.
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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
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Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
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Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
― Henry Ward Beecher
American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker (1813 - 1887) -
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.
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Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime.
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Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west.
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Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any other institution established by the human race.
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Next to the striking of fire and the discovery of the wheel, the greatest triumph of what we call civilization was the domestication of the human male.
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Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
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Next to theology I give music the highest place of honor.
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Next to ye both I love the palm, with his leaves of beauty, his fruit of balm.
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Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full.
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No good book or good thing of any kind shows it best face at first. No the most common quality of in a true work of art that has excellence and depth, is that at first sight it produces a certain disappointment.
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No man needs sympathy because he has to work. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.
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