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It is the nature of men having escaped one extreme, which by force they were constrained long to endure, to run headlong into the other… — Walter Raleigh
How do you live a long life? "Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast." — Harry S. Truman
It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears off almost… — Shirley Jackson
As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school. — Cokie Roberts
We women ought to put first things first. Why should we mind if men have their faces on the money, as long as we get… — Ivy Baker Priest
I don't care who does the electing, as long as I get to do the nominating. — Boss Tweed
Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed. — Bernard Berenson
Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow. — Sappho
I feel nothing but the accursed happiness I have dreaded all my life long: the happiness that comes as life goes, the happiness of yielding… — George Bernard Shaw
A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that. — Chet Atkins
Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune. — Owain Glyndwr
As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery — Ben Harper
My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing . . . Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy… — Samuel Francis Smith
Whether we know it or not, we transmit the presence of everyone we have ever known, as though by being in each other's presence we… — Natalie Goldberg
As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to… — Andrew Jackson
Hitler was no inexorable product of a German 'special path', no logical culmination of long-term trends in specifically German culture and ideology. Nor was he… — Ian Kershaw
Now, by the world, it is a lusty wench; I love her ten times more than e'er I did: O, how I long to have… — William Shakespeare
Every man's reason is his own rightful umpire. This principle, with that of acquiescence in the will of the majority, will preserve us free and… — Thomas Jefferson
One can fool life for a long time, but in the end it always makes us what we were intended to be. — Andre Malraux
Say "I love you" to those you love. The eternal silence is long enough to be silent in, and that awaits us all. — George Eliot

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