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Iain Pears has 25 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared…
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Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is…
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For men are held above their fellows by the gossamer of reputation, which is so soft and fragile a breath can blow…
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The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be.
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Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless,
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He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.
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Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return…
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Manlius ... took care in his invitations, actively sought to exclude from his circle crude and vulgar men like Caius Valerius. But…
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[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and…
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And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer…
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God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of my family…
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Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because…
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Eh Bien you like this sacred pig of a country?" asked Marco. "Why not? I like it anywhere. It's all the same,…
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It will be difficult to return to racing this weekend after Marco's terrible accident in Sepang but I think it is the…
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The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm.
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