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It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base. — Jean Anouilh
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him. — Thomas Aquinas
I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Making the landlord and the tenant the same person has certain advantages, as that the tenant pays no rent, while the landlord does a little… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is ludicrous to suppose that the more sceptical we are the more we see good in everything. It is clear that the more we… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. — Joseph Addison
For a certain type of woman who risks losing her identity in a man, there are all those questions . . . until you get… — Anouk Aimee
We must return immigration to a logical, orderly process where people fill out their applications and wait for approval. We must make sure illegal immigrants… — Ross Perot
I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to… — Albert Schweitzer
The great uncertainty of all data in war is because all action, to a certain extent, planned in a mere twilight - like the effect… — Carl von Clausewitz
It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness… — Alexander Hamilton
Overall, my books represent a kind of shared communion and meditation with my fellow human beings... The books are also a part of what I… — Aberjhani
This crisis is not just a crisis. Consumers are understanding for the first time that [their] degree of personal happiness doesn't rise past a certain… — Fernando Rodes Vila
Overcome any bitterness that may have come because you were not up to the magnitude of the pain entrusted to you. Like the mother of… — Vilayat Inayat Khan
I like the challenge of getting players to rise to certain levels, but that's the easy part. The biggest challenge is to get them to… — Dawn Staley
The succession of individuals, connected by reproduction and belonging to a species, makes it possible for the specific form itself to last for ages. In… — Ernst Haeckel
When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in the early… — Farkas Bolyai
There is one certain means by which I can be sure never to see my country's ruin: I will die in the last ditch. — William III of England
It is impossible not to feel stirred at the thought of the emotions of man at certain historic moments of adventure and discovery - Columbus… — Alfred North Whitehead
Photography is an adventure just as life is an adventure. If man wishes to express himself photographically, he must understand, surely to a certain extent,… — Harry Callahan

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