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Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
North Korea is not the dictator's country; it's 25 million citizens' country, and they are suffering under the dictator. North Koreans are… — Lee Hyeon-seo Copy Share Image
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I saw the Light,saw the myriad spirits flying loose up the Tunnel towards the celestial blaze, the Tunnel perfectly round and widening… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to… — Euripides Copy Share Image
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There is superstition in science quite as much as there is superstition in theology, and it is all the more dangerous because… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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It is an unfortunate personal tragedy. However, when compared to the vast ocean of the collective tragedy faced by my people, my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I have lived hard and ruined the essential innocence [sic] in myself that could make it that possible [sic], and the fact… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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