Quotes with stratford-upon-avon

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  • Emily Dickinson Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.
    Emily Dickinson
    American poet (1830 - 1886)
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  • John Dryden Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne He who has not a good memory should never take upon himself the trade of lying.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Benjamin Franklin He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • James Lendall Basford Human happiness depends mainly upon the improvement of small opportunities.
    Sparks from the philosopher's stone (1882)
    James Lendall Basford
    American aphorist (1845 - 1915)
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  • Buddha I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Denzel Washington I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me-spiritually and financially.
    Denzel Washington
    American actor, director, and producer (1954 - )
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion upon the sunset of life, when the dusk of evening begins to gather over the watery eye, and the shadows of twilight grow broader and deeper upon the understanding.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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  • John Newton If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer-His grace sufficient, His promises unchangeable.
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  • Harold S. Geneen It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one.
    Harold S. Geneen
    American Accountant, Industrialist, CEO, ITT (1910 - 1997)
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  • Henry Wheeler Shaw My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.
    Henry Wheeler Shaw
    American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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  • Rabindranath Tagore No civilized society can thrive upon victims, whose humanity has been permanently mutilated.
    Rabindranath Tagore
    Indian mystic and poet (1861 - 1941)
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  • Joseph Addison Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Brendan Francis People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly.
    Brendan Francis
    Irish poet and writer (1923 - 1964)
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  • Joseph Addison The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Sherlock Holmes The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.
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  • Aeschylus What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?.
    Aeschylus
    Greek dramatist (525 - 456)
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  • Horace What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Ben Lovett 'Landfill' by Daughter has calming, rich tones that are only improved upon by the gorgeous voice of Daughter.
    Ben Lovett
    American recording artist, film composer, songwriter and producer (1978 - )
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