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Every man becomes, to a certain degree, what the people he generally converses with are. — Lord Chesterfield
This also is a part of the Church's teaching, that the world was made and took its beginning at a certain time, and is to… — Origen
There's a certain window of time in the middle of the night out in Middle America where there's no bar open and nothing on TV.… — Ani DiFranco
[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that… — Bill Gates
There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Ah! I need solitude. I have come forth to this hill at sunset to see the forms of the mountains in the horizon - to… — Henry David Thoreau
A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. — Ambrose Bierce
Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some… — Plutarch
If an addict who has been completely cured starts smoking again he no longer experiences the discomfort of his first addiction. There exists, therefore, outside… — Jean Cocteau
There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but… — Michel de Montaigne
Every man has been brought up with the idea that decent women don't pop in and out of bed; he has always been told by… — Barbara Cartland
The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of them. — Bill Maher
There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process… — Wallace D. Wattles
The purpose of life for man is growth, just as the purpose of life for trees and plants is growth. Trees and plants grow automatically… — Wallace D. Wattles
Faith When you feel deeply that a certain act is the right act, do it and have perfect faith that the consequences will be good. — Wallace D. Wattles
But instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any other… — Nikola Tesla
There are lots of things a warrior can do at a certain time which he couldn't do years before. Those things themselves did not change;… — Carlos Castaneda
Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying… — Seneca the Younger
To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or… — Claude Adrien Helvetius
The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy. One's right to life, liberty and… — Robert H. Jackson

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