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  • Of the sayings of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels that can be compared to those in the fourth Gospel, there are one or two which I venture to think can only have been recorded on the authority of St. John.

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  • Johann Georg - Ritter von Zimmermann A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.
    Johann Georg - Ritter von Zimmermann
    Swiss philosopher, physician and writer (1728 - 1795)
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  • George D. Prentice A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.
    George D. Prentice
    American newspaper editor (1802 - 1870)
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  • Thomas Hardy Don't you go believing in sayings, Picotee: they are all made by men, for their own advantages. Women who use public proverbs as a guide through events are those who have not ingenuity enough to make private ones as each event occurs.
    Thomas Hardy
    British writer and poet (1840 - 1928)
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  • Thomas Taylor I am pretty sure that we err in treating these sayings as paradoxes. It would be nearer the truth to say that it is life itself which is paradoxical and that the sayings of Jesus are simply a recognition of that fact.
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  • St. Augustine of Hippo I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.''
    St. Augustine of Hippo
    Roman African Christian theologian and philosopher (354 - 430)
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  • Immermann Morality sticks faster when presented in brief sayings than when presented in long discourse.
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  • Alfred Noyes Of the sayings of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels that can be compared to those in the fourth Gospel, there are one or two which I venture to think can only have been recorded on the authority of St. John.
    Alfred Noyes
    English poet, short-story writer and playwright (1880 - 1958)
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  • Armstrong Williams There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1) sex sells; 2) if it bleeds it leads.
    Armstrong Williams
    American political commentator, entrepreneur and author (1962 - )
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  • Sir Arthur Helps Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.
    Sir Arthur Helps
    English writer and dean of the Privy Council (1813 - 1875)
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