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The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it. — Carlo Goldoni
Well used are those cruelties (if it is permitted to speak well of evil) that are carried out in a single stroke, done out of… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The wish to acquire is in truth very natural and common, and men always do so when they can.but when they cannot do so, yet… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The prince who relies upon their words, without having otherwise provided for his security, is ruined; for friendships that are won by awards, and not… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I cannot sufficiently celebrate the glorious liberty that reigns in the public libraries of the twentieth century as compared with the intolerable management of those… — Edward Bellamy
The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has… — William Graham Sumner
A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be...The law of survival of the fittest was not made by man, and it… — William Graham Sumner
Innate sensuousness rarely has any desire for accuracy, no desire for precise information. It basks in sunshine, bathes in color, dwells in a sense of… — Theodore Dreiser
Absolutely. If a Muslim who has-who is-a practicing Muslim who believes the word of the Koran to be the word of Allah, who abides by… — Brigitte Gabriel
But we cannot unbraid the story of another personâ€™s life and take out all the parts that donâ€™t suit our purposes and put forth only… — Ann Patchett
I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights. — George Foreman
There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.... We cannot think of uniting with others, until after we have first… — Malcolm X
Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it. — Giovanni Boccaccio
You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. — Cesar Chavez
If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things? — Antonin Scalia
American radicals cannot afford to become their own worst enemies. In unity lies their only hope. — Elena Kagan
But I really think it's a very unfortunate part of our judicial system and I would feel much, much better if more states would really… — John Paul Stevens
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is… — Arlen Specter
When an individual is taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom by the authorities and is subjected to questioning . . . he… — Earl Warren
Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. One or the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure… — Napoleon Hill

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