Frequently Quotes
821 quotes by 623 authors
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The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are the mask, and the perception,…
— Anna Deavere Smith
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The cypress boat is frequently a symbol of fluctuating intention.
— Arthur Waley
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Do these fuels result always and necessarily in one way from the decomposition of a pre-existing organic substance? Is it thus with the hydrocarbons so…
— Marcellin Berthelot
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"Angelophany" is the visible or otherwise tangible manifestation of angels to human beings. Abraham Lincoln frequently mentioned that he was visited by angels at the…
— James R. Lewis
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The apparent foolishness of others is but too frequently our own ignorance.
— Arthur Helps
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Imagination which comes into play in falling in love is different from any other. Certainly in my case, and I've fallen in love all my…
— Mary Wesley
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Acquaint yourself with fewer people, and as a result, you will backbite less frequently.
— Sufyan al-Thawri
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Be there for your children. Sit on the bed and enjoy the late-night talks—try to stay awake! Pray for the Lord to inspire you. Forgive…
— Bonnie D. Parkin
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Imperialism creates the illusion of wealth as far as the masses are concerned. It usually serves to hide the fact that the ruling classes are…
— Jack D. Forbes
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It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats. The living animals are expressed…
— Kató Lomb
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My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what you…
— Lukas Foss
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Frequently renew settled and holy resolutions. A soldier unresolved to fight may be easily defeated...The weakness of our graces, the strength of our temptations, and…
— Stephen Charnock
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The thing that comes most frequently to me on yoga retreats is excruciating pain in my hips.
— Taiye Selasi
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My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for…
— Benjamin Franklin
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My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
— Benjamin Franklin
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The fall of Rome is often regarded as an object lesson in the wages of sin. Its contemporaries, however, more frequently laid the blame on…
— Unknown Author
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Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions…
— Robertson Davies
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Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe. .. We should not say 'I am an Athenian' or 'I am a Roman' but…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Truth is disputable; not taste: what exists in the nature of things is the standard of our judgement; what each man feels within himself is…
— David Hume
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But in many orders of beauty, particularly those of the finer arts, it is requisite to employ much reasoning, in order to feel the proper…
— David Hume
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