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Fill an author with a titanic fame and you do not make him titanic; you often merely burst him. — Frank Moore Colby
Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived. — Charles Caleb Colton
Artists have no less talents than ever, their taste, their vision, their sentiment are often interesting; they are mighty in their independence and feeble only… — George Santayana
Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations; others mistake great future… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has… — Charles Caleb Colton
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in reality he feels… — Friedrich Nietzsche
She has been kissed as often as a police-court Bible, and by much the same class of people. — Robertson Davies
Today's Uncle Tom doesn't wear a handkerchief on his head. This modern, twentieth-century Uncle Thomas now often wears a top hat. He's usually well-dressed and… — Malcolm X
I have often expressed my sentiments, that every man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for his religious opinions,… — George Washington
God, the source of our knowledge, has been expelled from the classroom. He gives us His greatest blessing, life, and yet many would condone the… — Ronald Reagan
Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice. — Abraham Lincoln
SO the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, "Loneliness is the ultimate poverty" — Abigail Van Buren
If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the first inroads upon the laws have been made by the governors, as… — Charles Caleb Colton
Often do the spirits stride on before the event; and in today already walks tomorrow. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The fool is often oblivious of his own gaucherie. — Gore Vidal
Your intelligence often bears the same relation to your heart as the library of a chateau does to its owner. — Nicolas Chamfort
Whilst weakness and timidity keep us to our duty, virtue has often all the honor. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The success of a close friend is often wounding, especially if he has been poor for so long. — Tom Baker
Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of the same messengers. — Saint Francis de Sales
There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows… — Edward Hoagland
We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often. — Winston Churchill
Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In… — Dalai Lama
To find the gifts we have been given, we must pray and fast. Often Patriarchal blessings tell us the gifts we have received and declare… — Robert D. Hales
A grateful heart, then, comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring… — Thomas S. Monson
Growth is a detox process, as our weakest, darkest places are sucked up to the surface in order to be released...often, it is not a… — Marianne Williamson

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