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4656 Among quotes by 2816 unique authors
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But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire…
— Sallust
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The message of biblical Christianity is 'God loves me so that I might make him- his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness- known…
— David Platt
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In every genre of biblical literature and every stage of biblical history, God is seen pouring out his grace on his people for the sake…
— David Platt
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What if the word of God was enough to inspire passionate worship among his people?
— David Platt
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Denial of our pattern of failure seems to be a kind of practical atheism or chosen ignorance among many believers and clergy.
— Richard Rohr
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For a very long time, and among a large number of peoples, political power has belonged to the owners of the land.
— Vilfredo Pareto
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I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'a long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history,…
— Romeo LeBlanc
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The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them…
— Harold Acton
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I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys
— Caroline B. Cooney
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The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing.
— Eduardo Galeano
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Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business.
— Roy Barnes
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The art of learning fundamental common values is perhaps the greatest gain of travel to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows.
— Freya Stark
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I have read that the secret of gallantry is to accept the pleasures of life leisurely, and its inconveniences with a shrug; as well as…
— James Branch Cabell
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Archaeology, I found, comprehended all manner of excitement and achievement. Adventure is coupled with bookish toil. Romantic excursions go hand in hand with scholarly self-discipline…
— C W Ceram
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To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a…
— John Hall Gladstone
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And so, while perhaps not all God's chilluns got wings, enough have for each of us to hope that we may be among those that…
— James Webb Young
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Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.
— Tarja Halonen
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The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors if there be any such so fortunate living…
— Joseph Pilates
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By what criterion... can we distinguish among the numberless effects, that are also causes, and among the causes that may, for aught we can know,…
— Chauncey Wright
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Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this…
— Bryan Magee
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I never could understand the popular belief that because a man makes a lot of money he has a lot of brains. Some very rich…
— Julius Rosenwald
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As Walt Whitman correctly surmised, we are large and we harbour multitudes within us. And those multitudes are locked in chronic battle. There is an…
— Damian Thompson
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There is no creature among all the Beasts of the world which hath so great and ample demonstration of the power and wisdom of almighty…
— Edward Topsell
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Among all the kinds of serpents, there is none comparable to the Dragon.
— Edward Topsell
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If the unicorn does live among the snows held up forever on the line of the Equator then it is clear why the world should…
— Odell Shepard
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