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- The coffee was boiling over a charcoal fire, and large slices of bread and butter were piled one upon the other like deals in a…
- The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you
- So the case stands, and under all the passion of the parties and the cries of battle lie the two chief moving causes of the…
- And could I look upon her without compassion, seeing her punishment in the ruin she was, in her profound unfitness for this earth on which…
- You know what I am going to say. I love you. What other men may mean when they use that expression, I cannot tell. What…
- You know what I am going to say. I love you. What other men may mean when they use that expression, I cannot tell; what…
- A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away-the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one…
- The privileges of the side-table included the small prerogatives of sitting next to the toast, and taking two cups of tea to other people's one.
- Every man, however obscure, however far removed from the general recognition, is one of a group of men impressible for good, and impressible for evil,…
- In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected.
- In every life, no matter how full or empty ones purse, there is tragedy. It is the one promise life always fulfills. Thus, happiness is…
- Now I am in the garden at the back . . . a very preserve of butterflies as I remember it, with a high fence,…
- Them which is of other naturs thinks different.
- There is something good in all weathers. If it doesn't happen to be good for my work today, it's good for some other man's today...…
- There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories - Ghost Stories,…
- A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
- When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.
- Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to…
- You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its…
- Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself.
- [S]he stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other.
- Other sound than the owl's voice there was none, save the falling of a fountain into its stone basin; for, it was one of those…
- All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should…
- There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, on the other side, into which Mr. James Harthouse had a very strong inclination…
- And a beautiful world we live in, when it is possible, and when many other such things are possible, and not only possible, but done--…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour