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The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
And before you ask, I don't ask what equipment my lovers have, merely if they want to play. — Yasmine Galenorn
Money has become the grand test of virtue. By this test beggars fail, and for this they are despised. If one could earn even ten… — George Orwell
Sanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought. — George Orwell
I now realize that education is a last wild effort on the part of the authorities to prevent an overdose of leisure from driving the… — Quentin Crisp
Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes. Moralists had, as a rule, regarded it as a… — Oscar Wilde
He who completes a quest does not merely find something. He becomes something. — Lev Grossman
Because," she said, "that is what men would call it. They invented Satan, didn't they? Satanic is merely the name they give to the behavior… — Anne Rice
I'm terrified of the thought of time passing (or whatever is meant by that phrase) whether I 'do' anything or not. In a way I… — Philip Larkin
Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne? I ask merely for information. I attribute it to the superior… — Oscar Wilde
And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not to be too… — Oscar Wilde
the Divine Nature wounds and perhaps destroys us merely by being what it is. — C.S. Lewis
Has everyone gone mad?â€ â€œEveryone was mad already, my lady,â€ Cadrach said with a strange, sorrowful smile. â€œIt is merely that the times have brought… — Tad Williams
-â€¦.when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say â€œI wonâ€™t play any longerâ€, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting. — Epictetus
Base words are uttered only by the base And can for such at once be understood; But noble platitudes â€” ah, there's a case Where… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Your mother is not crazy. Neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother. He is merely miscast in a play. He would have made the… — S E Hinton
In the process of burning out these confusions, we discover enlightenment. If the process were otherwise, the awakened state of mind would be a product… — Chogyam Trungpa
Since our technology is really just an extension of ourselves, we donâ€™t have to have contempt for its manipulability in the way we might with… — Jonathan Franzen
There is a stage you reach, Deagle thinks, a time somewhere in early middle age, when your past ceases to be about yourself. Your connection… — Dan Chaon
I love you, Hermione,â€ said Ron, sinking back, rubbing his eyes wearily. Hermione turned faintly pink, but merely said, â€œDonâ€™t let Lavender hear you saying… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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