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  • Miguel de Cervantes Pray look better, Sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.
    ― Miguel de Cervantes
    Spanish writer and poet (1547 - 1616)
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  • Sir Joshua Reynolds Taste does not come by chance: it is a long and laborious task to acquire it.
    ― Sir Joshua Reynolds
    British painter (1723 - 1792)
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  • Sir Richard Steele The marriage state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of Heaven and Hell we are capable of receiving in this life.
    ― Sir Richard Steele
    British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor (1672 - 1729)
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  • Sir Matthew Hale The vanity of loving fine clothes and new fashion, and placing value on ourselves by them is one of the most childish pieces of folly.
    ― Sir Matthew Hale
     
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  • Sir Max Beerbohm There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success.
    ― Sir Max Beerbohm
    British Actor (1872 - 1956)
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  • Sir John Lubbock We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.
    ― Sir John Lubbock
    British statesman and banker (1834 - 1913)
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  • Sir John Lubbock What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
    ― Sir John Lubbock
    British statesman and banker (1834 - 1913)
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  • Sir Walter Scott 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'twas Christmas told the merriest tale; a Christmas gambol oft could cheer the poor man's heart through half the year.
    ― Sir Walter Scott
    British writer and poet (1771 - 1832)
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  • Sir Alec Issigonis A camel is a horse designed by committee.
    ― Sir Alec Issigonis
     
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  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem.
    ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    British author (1859 - 1930)
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  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.
    Source: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (2013) 1117
    ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    British author (1859 - 1930)
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  • Samuel Johnson A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
    ― Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Sir Richard Steele A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.
    ― Sir Richard Steele
    British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor (1672 - 1729)
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  • Sir Walter Scott A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
    ― Sir Walter Scott
    British writer and poet (1771 - 1832)
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  • Sir Richard Steele A little in drink, but at all times your faithful husband.
    ― Sir Richard Steele
    British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor (1672 - 1729)
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  • George Borrow A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug.
    ― George Borrow
    English writer of novels and travel books (1803 - 1881)
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  • Sir Thomas Browne A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender.
    ― Sir Thomas Browne
    British author, physician and philosopher (1605 - 1682)
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  • Sir Isaac Newton A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.
    ― Sir Isaac Newton
    British scientist, mathematician (1643 - 1727)
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  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.
    ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    British author (1859 - 1930)
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  • Sir Thomas Beecham A musicologist is a man who can read music but cannot hear it.
    ― Sir Thomas Beecham
    English conductor and impresario (1879 - 1961)
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