Quotes 5441 till 5460 of 6475.
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Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.
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Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike;
One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio LXI, To Fool, or Knave, lines 1-2. -
Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves.
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Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment.
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Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.
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Time only moves in one direction. Remember that. Things always change.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) 96 -
Time past and time future what might have been and what has been point to one end, which is always present.
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Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning.
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To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
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To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.
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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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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.
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To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.
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To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would no doubt be the large areas covered by oceanic water. The sunlit face of the earth would appear to shine by the light diffused back into space from the land and water-covered areas.
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To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.
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To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today.
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To be a champion you must live like one.
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To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.
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