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The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense. — Winston Churchill
If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn, if our nature is always wrong and wicked, how ineffectual… — Cyril Connolly
... the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This… — Maria Montessori
That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quenched them hath given me fire. — William Shakespeare
Death is given in a kiss; the dearest kindnesses are fatal; and into this life, where one thing preys upon another, the child too often… — Robert Louis Stevenson
I have met many, many farm workers and friends who love justice and who are willing to sacrifice for what is right. They have a… — Cesar Chavez
Our conviction is that human life and limb are a very special possession given by God to man and that no one has the right… — Cesar Chavez
This is the beginning of a social movement in fact and not in pronouncements. We seek our basic, God - given rights as human beings...We… — Cesar Chavez
The Christian religion is the best religion that has ever been given to man — Thomas Jefferson
Justice is a machine which, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself. — John Galsworthy
We have a lot of work to do. It's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border. — John McCain
Such a man the times have demanded, and such, in the providence of God was given us. But he is gone. Let us strive to… — Abraham Lincoln
The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the… — Harry S. Truman
Unconsciously we seek the principles and opinions which are suited to our temperament, so that at last it seems as if these principles and opinions… — Friedrich Nietzsche
We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians. — Ambrose
Life is given for wisdom, and yet we are not wise; for goodness, and we are not good; for overcoming evil, and evil remains; for… — Thornton T. Munger
It's funny. I'm attracted to things that don't have any impact on life. People say I've done a great thing for women. I don't think… — Joan Benoit
And we're also remembering the guiding light of our Judeo-Christian tradition. All of us here today are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, sons and… — Ronald Reagan
We live in a hemisphere whose own revolution has given birth to the most powerful force of the modern age; the search for freedom and… — John F. Kennedy
A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid… — B.F. Skinner
The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection. — Henry Ward Beecher
We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual. — George Will
There's a kind of permission for war which can be given only by the world's mood and atmosphere, the feel of its pulse. It would… — Jean Giraudoux
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office. — Aesop
Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that god has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things! — Pope Francis

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