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965 Former quotes by 762 unique authors

Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free… — Thomas Clarkson
This year marks 20 years since the Rwandan genocide -- the world's greatest humanitarian tragedy of the late 20th century. The international community had pledged… — Park Geun-hye
Mountains have been formed by one [or other] of the causes of the formation of stone, most probably from agglutinative clay which slowly dried and… — Avicenna
Make no man your friend before inquiring how he has used his former friends; for you must expect him to treat you as he has… — Isocrates
Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you. — Zebulon Pike
Everything passes, and what remains of former times, what remains of life, is the spiritual. In everything we do, the claim of the Absolute is… — Paul Klee
Just as the sand-dunes, heaped one upon another, hide each the first, so in life the former deeds are quickly hidden by those that follow… — Marcus Aurelius
There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each… — Joseph Addison
When I consider life, 't is all a cheat. Yet fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay. To-morrow… — John Dryden
Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself . . . When we… — Bertrand Russell
Congress, our leaders, voted against a proposal to have a national seven day waiting period to buy a gun. I don't want to sound like… — Unknown Author
DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper… — Ambrose Bierce
Suppose, then, that all men were sick or deranged, save one or two of them who were healthy and of right mind. It would then… — Aristotle
And as this is the obvious appearance of things, it must be admitted, till some hypothesis be discovered, which by penetrating deeper into human nature,… — David Hume
The difference between a man who is led by opinion or emotion and one who is led by reason. The former, whether he will or… — David Hume
Self-reflection, or - what comes to the same thing - the urge to individuation, gathers together what is scattered and multifarious and exalts it to… — Carl Jung
The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter… — Paramahansa Yogananda
There are two types of mind . . . the mathematical, and what might be called the intuitive. The former arrives at its views slowly,… — Blaise Pascal
I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything. — Condoleezza Rice
I think it is high time that Europe starts to understand that we do not rule the world anymore, and that some former European imperial… — Sepp Blatter

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