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My dear young friends, I speak to you as one who stands on the edge of eternity. From that perspective, I see you as the… — James E. Faust
It is only necessary that man should start a fence that Nature should carry it on and complete it. The farmer cannot plow quite up… — Henry David Thoreau
France placed the state above society , democracy above constitutionalism, and equality above liberty. As a result, for much of the nineteenth century it was… — Fareed Zakaria
We are well-placed internationally right now and this government has been very clear in stating that our continued concern and vision for this country is… — Michelle Rempel
A sympathetic person is placed in the dilemma of a swimmer among drowning men, who all catch at him, and if he gives so much… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the… — B.K.S. Iyengar
Thankfulness grows best in the seed-bed of conviction, just as some plants must be placed in the soil in the winter if they are to… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
International affairs will be placed on a better footing when it is understood that there is no way of punishing a people for the crimes… — Bernard Berenson
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does he… — Margaret Mead
Forgive me if, in friendshipâ€™s way, I offer thee a wreath of May.... [N]ourished by the dews of heaven.... So I have Ivy placed between,… — John Clare
To be happy is not the purpose for which you are placed in this world. — James Anthony Froude
Growing nations should remember that, in nature, no tree, though placed in the best conditions of light, soil, and plot, can continue to grow and… — Paul Valery
The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge. — Albert Einstein
No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like… — Saadi
Now a writer can make himself a nice career while he is alive by espousing a political cause, working for it, making a profession of… — Ernest Hemingway
Nature has not placed us in an inferior rank to men, no more than the females of other animals, where we see no distinction of… — Mary Wortley Montagu
A kiss, when all is said, what is it? An oath that's given closer than before; A promise more precise; the sealing of Confessions that… — Edmond Rostand
We still think of human disease as the work of an organized, modernized kind of demonology, in which the bacteria are the most visible and… — Lewis Thomas
Nature has placed the need to see justice done in some souls, and the need to flout and affront it in others. — Jose Marti
When the phone started ringing too many times, I had to take it back to what I can handle. I take my chances on a… — Bill Murray

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