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There is nothing enduring in the life of a woman except what she builds in a man's heart. — Judith Anderson
The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Marriage is the only actual bondage known to our law. There remain no legal slaves, except the mistress of every house. — John Stuart Mill
There's nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final. — Phyllis Bottome
I f thou must love me, let it be for nought Except for love's sake only. Do not say, I love her for her smile… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
What I really need is to get clear out about what I must do, not what I must know, except insofar as knowledge precedes every… — Soren Kierkegaard
The real stumbling-block of totalitarian regimes is not the spiritual need of men for freedom of thought; it is men's inability to stand the physical… — Simone Weil
Our culture has few taboos that can't be violated, and our establishment has largely given up on setting standards in the first place. Except where… — Ross Douthat
Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure. — Marcus Aurelius
Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for… — Bernard Baruch
If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of his history, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that he… — Arthur Koestler
I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know. — Garry Shandling
Life on board a pleasure steamer violates every moral and physical condition of healthy life except fresh air. . . . It is a guzzling,… — George Bernard Shaw
The gay movement is an evil institution that's goal is to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity in… — Scott Lively
Nothing is either all masculine or all feminine except having sex. — Marlo Thomas
Everything slows down with age, except the time it takes cake and ice cream to reach your hips. — John Wagner
Success always calls for greater generosity - though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater… — Cyrus the Great
The sea is the source of water and the source of wind; for neither would blasts of wind arise in the clouds and blow out… — Xenophanes
Women never use their intelligence, except when they need to prop up their intuition. — Jacques Deval
I'm happy not knowing. Most of the time (except when I'm a neurotic mess about uncertainty) I feel glad that the horizon is a mystery. — Leslie Jamison

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