Essential Quotes

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What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colorless. By its curiosity… — Oscar Wilde
In order to persuade Britain to pack up, to compel her to make peace, it was essential to rob her of her hope of being… — Adolf Hitler
For a people, as for an individual, it is tragic to have ambitions and to lack both the means essential to their fulfillment and any… — Adolf Hitler
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America… — George C. Marshall
It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing… — Andre Gide
Novelty is an essential attribute of the beautiful. — Benjamin Disraeli
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Man has become a superman ... because he not only disposes oinnate, physical forces, but because he is in command ... olatent forces in nature… — Albert Schweitzer
Losing is essential to anyone's success. The more you lose, the more you want to win. — Brett Hull
The advent of the rubber ball was instrumental in creating an entirely different method of striking the object. The solid ball required to be hit… — Harry Vardon
Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny. — Princess Diana
Every human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on… — Laozi
Wisdom is the essential basis of greatness. — Wallace D. Wattles
Do not talk about your greatness; you are really, in essential nature, no great than those around you. — Wallace D. Wattles
The key to genuine happiness is in our hands. To think this way is to discover the essential values of kindness, brotherly love and altruism.… — Dalai Lama
Kindness is an essential part of Gods work and ours here on earth. — Billy Graham
It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we… — Francis Crick
Wherefore the brain must be looked upon as the universal and general sensory and at the same time as the universal and general motory organ… — Emanuel Swedenborg
Let the children...be carefully instructed in the principles and obligations of the Christian religion. This is the most essential part of education. — Benjamin Rush
The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all… — John Dickinson
I believe that the most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of religious liberty. — Ronald Reagan
The search for an equilibrium is essential for the artist, to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space. — Mark Tobey
We can't do without dominating others or being served.... The essential thing, in sum, is being able to get angry without the other person being… — Albert Camus
There is joy in rationality, happiness in clarity of mind. Freethought is thrilling and fulfilling - absolutely essential to mental health and happiness. — Dan Barker
Granted the endless variations of moral customs, still the essential standards persist. As in a scientific laboratory, all else may change but the standards are… — Harry Emerson Fosdick

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