Quotes 20941 till 20960 of 25371.
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Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
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Timing, degree and conviction are the three wise men in this life.
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Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy.
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Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory.
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Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day!
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Tis good nature only wins the heart It moulds the body to an easy grace And brightens every feature of the face; It smoothes th' unpolish'd tongue with eloquence And adds persuasion to the finest sense.
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Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.
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To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse. They are of two kinds: the library of published material, books, pamphlets, periodicals, and the archive of unpublished papers and documents.
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To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue must seem... ridiculous.
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To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.
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To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
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To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.
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To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.
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To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.
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To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.
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To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.
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To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy, to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation.
Source: Letter to Sir Horace Mann (27-05-1776) -
To admit error and cut losses is rare among individuals, unknown among states.
Source: A Distant Mirror -
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour.
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