Quotes 7841 till 7860 of 10591.
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The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment: these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se.
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The purpose of studying history is not to deride human action, nor to weep over it or to hate it, but to understand it. And hopefully then to learn from it as we contemplate our future.
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
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The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze.
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The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
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The question arises as to whether it is possible not to live in the world of men and still to live in the world.
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The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.
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The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.
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The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... and fight for what you believe in.
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The question is not ''How much may I indulge in and still be saved. God forbid! I must rather ask, ''What about Christ's will and the example I set for my fellow Christians?''
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The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be.
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The question is not, will there be difficulties and threats to our existence, but how will we deal with them and what can we learn from them. How can they become blessings to society, as a life threatening disease is to an individual, by teaching us about the meaning of our life and existence?
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The question of the next generation will not be one of how to liberate the masses, but rather, how to make them love their servitude.
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The question that will decide our destiny is not whether we shall expand into space. It is: shall we be one species or a million? A million species will not exhaust the ecological niches that are awaiting the arrival of intelligence.
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The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet.
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The rat stops gnawing in the wood, the dungeon walls withdraw, the weight is lifted your pulse steadies and the sun has found your heart, the day was not bad, the season has not been bad, there is sense and even promise in going on.
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The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.
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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
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