Quotes 221 till 240 of 479.
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Marriage is a mistake every man should make.
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Marriage isn't a process of prolonging the life of love, but of mummifying the corpse.
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Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
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Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.
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Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.
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Men of great abilities are generally of a large and vigorous animal nature.
The Statesman (1886) 229 -
More in prosperity is reason tost than ships in storms, their helms and anchors lost.
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My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
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My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.
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Nature is the art of God.
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
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Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humor. He will always use it in evidence against you.
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Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one!
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Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not love you; you may settle yourself in full confidence both of my love and my esteem; I love you as a kind man, I value you as a worthy man, and hope in time to reverence you as a man of exemplary piety.
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No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.
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No man can justly censure or condemn another, because indeed no man truly knows another.
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No man is esteemed for colorful garments except by fools and women.
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No matter how well you perform there's always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it's lousy.
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