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  • Bertrand Russell Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • C. S. Lewis Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Rose Macaulay : One should, I think, always give children money, for they will spend it for themselves far more profitably than we can ever spend it for them.
    Rose Macaulay
    English writer (1881 - 1958)
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  • Les Brown Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to live your dreams.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • Lawana Blackwell Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
    Lawana Blackwell
    English writer
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  • André Maurois Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
    André Maurois
    French writer (ps. van mile Herzog) (1885 - 1967)
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  • Carroll Quigley There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati.
    Carroll Quigley
    American historian and theorist (1910 - 1977)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • J. Russel A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
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  • William Shakespeare Come, let's have one other gaudy night. Call to me. All my sad captains. Fill our bowls once more. Let's mock the midnight bell.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Aesop Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
    Aesop
    Greek fabulist and story teller (620 - 564)
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  • Lord Chesterfield Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Groucho Marx My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one.
    Groucho Marx
    American comic actor (1890 - 1977)
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  • Joseph Addison One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Socrates One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A cigarette is a pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool at the other.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Oscar Wilde A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Winston Churchill A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Henry Louis Mencken A gentlemen is one who never strikes a woman without provocation.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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