Quotes with well-to-do

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  • David Gemmell A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
    Source: Quest For Lost Heroes (2011) 43
    David Gemmell
    British author of heroic fantasy (1948 - 2006)
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  • Jane Austen A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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  • Samuel Butler Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • James Thurber Art, the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised.
    James Thurber
    American cartoonist (1894 - 1961)
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  • George Washington Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • Sir John Lubbock Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.
    Sir John Lubbock
    British statesman and banker (1834 - 1913)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Albert J. Nock Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten.
    Albert J. Nock
    American libertarian author (1870 - 1945)
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  • Seth Godin Dig your well before you're thirsty.
    Seth Godin
    American author and business executive (1960 - )
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  • Walt Whitman Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes).
    Walt Whitman
    American poet, essayist, and journalist (1819 - 1892)
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  • Bill Owens Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.
    Bill Owens
    American photographer (1938 - )
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  • Buffalo Bill Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Bruce Oldfield I can think of a lot of women clients of mine who are well into their 50s or 60s who are still quintessentially very elegant.
    Bruce Oldfield
    British fashion designer (1950 - )
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  • James Keir Hardie I now understand what Christ suffered in Gethsemane as well as any man living.
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  • Henry David Thoreau I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Avi Arad I think well-read people - the world is open to them.
    Avi Arad
    Israeli-American businessman (1948 - )
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  • Bayard Rustin If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.
    Bayard Rustin
    American activist (1912 - 1987)
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  • George Orwell In every one of those little stucco boxes there's some poor bastard who's never free except when he's fast asleep and dreaming that he's got the boss down the bottom of a well and is bunging lumps of coal at him.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Aristotle It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Eric Hoffer No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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