Quotes with second-greatest

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  • Barry Gibb It's very questionable, and we will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on.
    Barry Gibb
    British-American musician and singer-songwriter (1946 - )
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  • Andrew Coyle Bradley Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic.
    Andrew Coyle Bradley
    American lawyer (1844 - 1902)
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer Just as the largest library, badly arranged, is not so useful as a very moderate one that is well arranged, so the greatest amount of knowledge, if not elaborated by our own thoughts, is worth much less than a far smaller volume that has been abundantly and repeatedly thought over.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • Plato Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Jeremy Taylor Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.
    Jeremy Taylor
    British churchman and writer (1613 - 1667)
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  • Bryant H. McGill Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Arthur E. Morgan Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.
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  • Mark Twain Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Benjamin Franklin Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Baltasar Gracián Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.
    Baltasar Gracián
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • John Donne Let us love nobly, and live, and add again years and years unto years, till we attain to write threescore: this is the second of our reign.
    John Donne
    English poet (1572 - 1631)
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  • Francis Picabia Let us never forget that the greatest man is never more than an animal disguised as a god.
    Francis Picabia
    French painter and poet (1879 - 1953)
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  • Pablo Casals Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
    Pablo Casals
    Spanish-Catalan composer and conductor (1876 - 1973)
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  • John F. Kennedy Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Life at the greatest and best is but a froward child, that must be humored and coaxed a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Paul Gauguin Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!
    Paul Gauguin
    French artist (1848 - 1903)
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  • Sydney Smith Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
    Sydney Smith
    English writer and cleric (1856 - 1934)
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  • Victor Hugo Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
    Victor Hugo
    French writer (1802 - 1885)
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  • Bruce Coville Like most people, I was not able to start selling my stories right away. So I had many other jobs along the way to becoming a writer, including toy maker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, and assembly line worker. Eventually, I became an elementary teacher and worked with second and fourth graders.
    Bruce Coville
    American author (1950 - )
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