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In order to avoid contention, never contradict anyone, except in case of sin or some danger to a neighbor; and when necessary to contradict others,… — Louis IX of France
It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant when… — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon
No one can degrade us except ourselves. — Booker T. Washington
Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was -… — William Faulkner
There is no difference between Time and any of the three dimensions of Space except that our consciousness moves along it. — H.G. Wells
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient. — Teresa of Avila
You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds Except the one in which you… — David Whyte
You may translate books of science exactly. ... The beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally… — Samuel Johnson
Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out… — Jeanne Marie Laskas
Because I cannot work except in solitude, it is necessary that I live my work and that is impossible except in solitude. — Pablo Picasso
I've got everything I had 20 years ago, except now it's all lower. — Gypsy Rose Lee
There is nothing permanent except change. — Heraclitus
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance. — Bruce Barton
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it… — Mark Twain
Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer's art is lived while he is… — Martha Graham
It has been reported that I was seriously ill--it was another man; dying--it was another man; dead--the other man again...As far as I can see,… — Mark Twain
Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me… — J D Salinger
There is no failure except in no longer trying. — Chris Bradford
What else do we all want, each one of us, except to love and be loved, in our families, in our work, in all our… — Dorothy Day
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect… — Winston Churchill

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