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  • Edward Bulwer-Lytton Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.
    Edward Bulwer-Lytton
    English writer and poet (1803 - 1873)
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  • Benjamin Todd Jealous As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.
    Benjamin Todd Jealous
    American civic leader and politician (1973 - )
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  • Dorothy Thompson Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men?
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  • Sir Thomas Browne Charity But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves? Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world; yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner.
    Sir Thomas Browne
    British author, physician and philosopher (1605 - 1682)
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  • John Donne Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome than others, because they contend not about matter of fact, nor can determine their controversies by any certain witnesses, nor judges. But as long as they go towards peace, that is Truth, it is no matter which way.
    John Donne
    English poet (1572 - 1631)
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  • Bell Hooks Death is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move towards it, but it's not unfamiliar to you. It's always been there, so what becomes unfamiliar to you when you pass away from the moment is really life.
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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  • Comte De Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont Despair, feeding, as it always does, on phantasmagoria, is imperturbably leading literature to the rejection, en masse, of all divine and social laws, towards practical and theoretical evil.
    Comte De Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont
    French author, poet (1846 - 1870)
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  • Henry Ward Beecher Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
    Henry Ward Beecher
    American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker (1813 - 1887)
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  • T. S. Eliot Footfalls echo in the memory Down the passage which we did not take Towards the door we never opened Into the rose-garden. My words echo Thus, in your mind.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Hal Borland For all his learning or sophistication, man still instinctively reaches towards that force beyond. Only arrogance can deny its existence, and the denial falters in the face of evidence on every hand. In every tuft of grass, in every bird, in every opening bud, there it is.
    Hal Borland
    American author, journalist and naturalist
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  • Bette Midler Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.
    Bette Midler
    American singer, songwriter, actress and comedian (1945 - )
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  • Cardinal De Richelieu Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it.
    As quoted in Champlains Dream (2008)
    Cardinal De Richelieu
    French clergyman and nobleman (1585 - 1642)
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  • Jane Austen Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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  • William Wordsworth I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive li
    William Wordsworth
    English poet (1770 - 1850)
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  • Abdelaziz Bouteflika I have reaffirmed my political will to work towards national unity.
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika
    Algerian politician (1937 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Edith Cavell I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.
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  • Abdurrahman Wahid I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
    Abdurrahman Wahid
    Indonesian politican and Muslim leader (1940 - 2009)
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  • Buck Owens I'm in an absolute frenzy towards doing as many things as I can that I want to do today. The rest can wait till tomorrow, next week, if I'm around we'll take a look.
    Buck Owens
    American musician, singer, songwriter (1929 - 2006)
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  • Boris Becker If I go into a club now, all the blonde girls leave my corner and all the black girls come into my corner. It's as if I'm racist towards white girls!
    Boris Becker
    German tennis player (1967 - )
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