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7249 Least quotes by 4306 unique authors

We get our morals from books. I didn't get mine from books, but I know that morals do come from books- theoretically at least. — Mark Twain
Do not run away; let go. Do not seek; for it will come when least expected. — Bruce Lee
In different hours, a man represents each of several of his ancestors, as if there were seven or eight of us rolled up in each… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not the least of the problems in clarifying one's consciousness is developing the stoic determination to criticize one's own softness or sentimentality toward oneself. Ego,… — Kenny Smith
Now is the seedtime of continental union, faith and honor. The least fracture now, will be like a name engraved with the point of a… — Thomas Paine
The most productive system of finance will always be the least burdensome. — James Madison
To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every… — George Washington
It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a… — James Madison
Its authors meant it to be... a stumbling block to those who in after times might seek to turn a free people back into the… — Abraham Lincoln
There is no part of the administration of government that requires extensive information and a thorough knowledge of the principles of political economy, so much… — Alexander Hamilton
We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American dream that wealth is denied to… — Ronald Reagan
But cool and candid people will at once reflect, that the purest of human blessings must have a portion of alloy in them, that the… — James Madison
Generally, or at least very often, people with a deep interest in animals are the best people around. — Roger Caras
Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a… — Ferdinand de Saussure
Methinks the human method of expression by sound of tongue is very elementary, and ought to be substituted for some ingenious invention which should be… — Virginia Woolf
You can t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty. And least of all… — Joseph Conrad
We need a president who's fluent in at least one language. — Buck Henry
Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm. — Hippocrates
Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought, it is a… — John Burroughs
Life has been compared to a race, but the allusion improves by observing, that the most swift are usually the least manageable and the most… — Oliver Goldsmith
Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one's dog, dress or duck-shooting hat, but a… — Lewis H. Lapham
A man is not expected to love his country, lest he make an ass of himself. Yet our country, seen through the mists of smog,… — Elwyn Brooks White
Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love. — Frank Moore Colby
I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone. — John Updike

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