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Ovid
Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns command, and in their turns obey.
Nations and empires flourish and decay,
By turns command, and in their turns obey.
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Anthony Judge
The sustainability of the environment is ensured by the co-existence of species that by definition do not engage in fruitful intercourse.
The sustainability of the environment is ensured by the co-existence of many species that, by definition, do not engage in fruitful ...
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile.
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile.
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Ovid
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.
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Albert Einstein
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
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Voltaire
If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
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Voltaire
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Voltaire
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.
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Ovid
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Charles August Lindbergh
A radical is one who speaks the truth.
A radical is one who speaks the truth.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
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When you dream about bad things happening it shows you're still fighting. You're still alive. It's when you start do dream about good things you should start to worry.
When you dream about bad things happening it shows you're still fighting. You're still alive. It's when you start do dream about ...
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Arthur C. Clarke
Unless we invent a better future, we won't have one of any kind.
Unless we invent a better future, we won't have one of any kind.
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(Roman grave inscription)
I was not, and I became; I was, and am no more. Thus much is true; Who says other, lies; for I shall not be. And thou who livest drink, play, come.
I was not, and I became;
I was, and am no more.
Thus much is true;
Who says other, lies;
for I shall not be.
And thou who livest ...
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Plato
We should be ruled not by leaders chosen by a majority, but by those who are most intelligent.
We should be ruled not by leaders chosen by a majority, but by those who are most intelligent.
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Oscar Wilde
Consistency is the last resort of the unimaginative.
Consistency is the last resort of the unimaginative.
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Ernest Hemingway
Life isn't hard to manage when you've nothing to lose.
Life isn't hard to manage when you've nothing to lose.
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Albert Einstein
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to ...
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Nikita Khrushchev
It is one thing to control starving peasants; it is quite another to govern them once they have food in their bellies.
It is one thing to control starving peasants; it is quite another to govern them once they have food in their bellies.
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Bertrand Russell
Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened... but do not be silenced.
Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened... but do not be silenced.
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