Quotes 3001 till 3020 of 3090.
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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.
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A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
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A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.
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A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.
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A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.
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A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.
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A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.
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A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.
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A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian... and most of all, his family ought to know.
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A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
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A perfect human being: Man in search of his ideal of perfection. Nothing less.
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Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.
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Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.
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And I did laugh sans intermission an hour by his dial. O noble fool, a worthy fool - motley's the only wear.
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Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.
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As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart here, and scorn to fly.
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Beggar: One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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