Quotes 81 till 100 of 479.
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Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health.
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Come at once if convenient — if inconvenient come all the same.
Source: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) -
Come he slow or come he fast. It is but death who comes at last.
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Come Sleep! Oh Sleep, the certain knot of peace, the baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, the poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, the indifferent judge between the high and low.
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Come, fair repentance, daughter of the skies! Soft harbinger of soon returning virtue; The weeping messenger of grace from heaven.
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Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
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Considered in its entirety, psychoanalysis won't do. It's an end product, moreover, like a dinosaur or a zeppelin; no better theory can ever be erected on its ruins, which will remain for ever one of the saddest and strangest of all landmarks in the history of twentieth-century thought.
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Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Cynicism is the humor of hatred.
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Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Death - the last sleep? No, it is the final awakening.
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Death is the cure for all diseases.
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Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.
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Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner.
Source: The Sign of the Four (1890) Ch. 1 -
Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible.
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Do not look on your work as a dull duty. If you choose you can make it interesting. Throw your heart into it.
Source: The Use of Life -
Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world.
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Don't waste your time striving for perfection, instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.
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Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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