Quotes 1881 till 1900 of 12035.
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Considering the meaning this award has been given in the society to which I belong, I must reject this undeserved prize which has been presented to me. Please do not receive my voluntary rejection with displeasure.
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Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.
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Constitutions do not emerge perfectly formed from the brain of the philosopher king, as Mr. Trudeau himself discovered in 1980 and 1981. They are always messy processes that are easier to knock down or tear apart than they are to construct.
The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998) Ch. Seven, The Three Questions and the Question of -
Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.
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Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome than others, because they contend not about matter of fact, nor can determine their controversies by any certain witnesses, nor judges. But as long as they go towards peace, that is Truth, it is no matter which way.
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Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general; for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life.
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Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.
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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.
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Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
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Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.
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Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.
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Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.
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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
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Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, but not expressed in fancy; rich not gaudy; for the apparel oft proclaims the man.
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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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