Quotes 11941 till 11960 of 12035.
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My parents were exactly like millions of other Americans who had a fire in their belly to build something of their own, and in so doing they exemplified the dignity of work, the opportunity available in this great nation to those willing to work, and they left the world a bit better than it was when they first showed up.
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Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
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No man is so exquisitely honest or upright in living, but that ten times in his life he might not lawfully be hanged.
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Not enjoyment and not sorrow, is our destined end or way; but to act that each tomorrow find us farther than today.
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Not enjoyment, and not sorrow is our destined way, but to act that each tomorrow may find us further than today.
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Not every religion has to have St. Augustine's attitude to sex. Why even in our culture marriages are celebrated in a church, everyone present knows what is going to happen that night, but that doesn't prevent it being a religious ceremony.
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Not the senses I have but what I do with them is my kingdom.
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Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
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Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?
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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.
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On a level plain, simple mounds look like hills; and the insipid flatness of our present bourgeoisie is to be measured by the altitude of its ''great intellects.''
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One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.
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One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it.
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One should use praise to recognize what one is not.
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Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
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Only the great can afford to have great defects.
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Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission.
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Optimism: The doctrine that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong. ... It is hereditary, but fortunately not contagious.
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Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget.
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Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
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