Quotes with up-their-own-butt

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  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Vauvenargues Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
    Vauvenargues
    French philosopher (1715 - 1747)
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  • Machiavelli Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.
    Machiavelli
    Florentine state philosopher (1469 - 1527)
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  • Calvin Coolidge Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Blaise Pascal Men spend their time chasing a ball or a hare; it is the very sport of kings.
    Source: Pensees (1669)
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Bob Geldof Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they're left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention to their kids.
    Bob Geldof
    Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist (1951 - )
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  • Edward F. Halifax Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.
    Edward F. Halifax
    British Conservative Statesman (1881 - 1959)
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  • Marguerite Yourcenar Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of the cult as to their goddess herself.
    Marguerite Yourcenar
    French writer (1903 - 1987)
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  • Frank Moore Colby Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?
    Frank Moore Colby
    American Editor, Essayist (1865 - 1925)
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  • Lord Chesterfield Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • William James Men's activities are occupied into ways - in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • William Shakespeare Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues we write in water.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • George Villiers Men's fame is like their hair, which grows after they are dead, and with just as little use to them.
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  • Lord Chesterfield Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Susan B. Anthony Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.
    Susan B. Anthony
    American women's rights activist (1820 - 1906)
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  • Thomas Jefferson Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Begum Aga Khan Micro-finance is a wonderful opportunity for businesses. By investing a small portion of their income in micro-finance projects, they not only take an active part in business ethics, but they also gain future business partners and consumers.
    Source: International Business and Leadership Symposium address
    Begum Aga Khan
    French Egyptian artist and last wife of Sultan Aga Khan III (1906 - 2000)
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  • Brad D. Smith Millennials, and the generations that follow, are shaping technology. This generation has grown up with computing in the palm of their hands. They are more socially and globally connected through mobile Internet devices than any prior generation. And they don't question; they just learn.
    Brad D. Smith
    American businessman
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  • Bernie S. Siegel Mind-body medicine should not be an 'alternative,' nor should complementary and integrative medicine be something doctors are not exposed to during their training.
    Bernie S. Siegel
    American writer and pediatric surgeon (1932 - )
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  • Frank Moore Colby Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly apart again.
    Frank Moore Colby
    American Editor, Essayist (1865 - 1925)
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