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Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired. — David Lloyd George
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come… — Quintilian
It has taken me half a lifetime merely to find out what is best worth doing, and a good slice out of another half to… — Gertrude Jekyll
They say football is America's greatest game, but it's not. The greatest game in America is called opportunity. Football is merely a great expression of… — Joe Kapp
Alcohol is perfectly consistent in its effects upon man. Drunkenness is merely an exaggeration. A foolish man drunk becomes maudlin; a bloody man, vicious; a… — Willa Cather
Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they possess, and should show their wealth to be more in doing good than… — Joseph Hall
Life is not to live merely, but to live well. — Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action. — Desmond Tutu
If what I say resonates with you, it's merely because we're branches of the same tree. — William Butler Yeats
History is merely gossip — Oscar Wilde
Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable… — Tom Robbins
Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so. — Tacitus
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little. — Samuel Johnson
Letting go is freedom. When you find yourself in a useless battle, you merely walk off the battlefield. — Hugh Prather
"Endow scientific research and we shall know the truth, when and where it is possible to ascertain it;" but the counterblast is at hand: "To… — Karl Pearson
Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon… — Henry David Thoreau
It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of… — Jean Dubuffet
In man's brain the impressions from outside are not merely registered; they produce concepts and ideas. They are the imprint of the external world upon… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf
Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to… — Douglas MacArthur

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