Quotes with second-greatest

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  • Brad Meltzer My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
    Brad Meltzer
    American political thriller novelist and non-fiction writer (1970 - )
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Bertrand Russell Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Max Lerner Next to the striking of fire and the discovery of the wheel, the greatest triumph of what we call civilization was the domestication of the human male.
    Max Lerner
    American Author, Columnist (1902 - 1992)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero No one can be brave who considers pain to be the greatest evil in life, or can they be temperate who considers pleasure to be the highest good.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • André Gide No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.
    André Gide
    French writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1947) (1869 - 1951)
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  • Bobby Unser Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second.
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its second: nothing is ugly but degenerate man - the domain of aesthetic judgment is therewith defined.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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  • Robert Hayden Nothing is so envied as genius, nothing so hopeless of attainment by labor alone. Though labor always accompanies the greatest genius, without the intellectual gift labor alone will do little.
    Robert Hayden
    American poet, essayist, and educator (1913 - 1980)
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  • Albert Einstein Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes - goodwill among men and peace on earth.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Bud Abbott Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third.
    To which Costello replies "Thats what I want to find out." From: Naughty Nineties (1945)
    Bud Abbott
    American comedian and actor (1897 - 1974)
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  • Armstrong Williams Now, one thing I tell everyone is learn about real estate. Repeat after me: real estate provides the highest returns, the greatest values and the least risk.
    Armstrong Williams
    American political commentator, entrepreneur and author (1962 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the mason to build one for yourself somewhere in his alley, and hospitality is the art of keeping you at the greatest distance.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Lin Yü-tang Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.
    Lin Yü-tang
    Chinese writer (1895 - 1976)
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  • Edwin P. Whipple Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.
    Edwin P. Whipple
    American essay writer (1819 - 1886)
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  • Bhagavad Gita On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.
    Bhagavad Gita
    Indian Hindu storybook
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  • Butch Trucks Once we started headlining at the Fillmore East, we were free to play all night, at least for the second set. 'Whipping Post' could get lengthy.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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