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A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Every human activity, except sin, can be done for God's pleasure, if you do it with an attitude of praise. — Rick Warren
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows… — Teresa of Avila
Mathematics has the completely false reputation of yielding infallible conclusions. Its infallibility is nothing but identity. Two times two is not four, but it is… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. — Duke of Wellington
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people. — Denis Diderot
The rocket worked perfectly except for landing on the wrong planet. — Wernher von Braun
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle. — William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
I am above the forest region, amongst grand rocks & such a torrent as you see in Salvator Rosa's paintings vegetation all a scrub of… — Joseph Dalton Hooker
You cannot do without one specialty. You must have some base-line to measure the work and attainments of others. For a general view of the… — Louis Agassiz
An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by… — John Climacus
Those who would most scornfully repudiate Christianity as a mere "opiate of the people" have a contempt for the rich, that is, for all mankind… — C.S. Lewis
A test of a Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the blockade in the road and what his attitude is after… — Lester Roloff
I love the atmosphere at the mall - everything about Christmas. I don't think anything specific gets me in the holiday spirit except for the… — Drake Bell
I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. — Charles XII of Sweden
We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were… — Richard Branson
The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you. — Rebecca West
I appreciate the potato only as a protection against famine, except for that, I know of nothing more eminently tasteless. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Gullibility and credulity are considered undesireable qualities in every department of human life - except religion ... Why are we praised by godly men for… — Christopher Hitchens
Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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