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Men have never fully used [their] powers to advance the good in life, because they have waited upon some power external to themselves and to… — John Dewey
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet… — Matthew Henry
A creature revolting against a creator is revolting against the source of his own powers-including even his power to revolt...It is like the scent of… — C.S. Lewis
Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. The mounting of this illusion defines the purpose and… — Lewis H. Lapham
Genuine confidence is a way of thinking about yourself and your abilities. Confidence is your perception of your own potential; it's a kind of long-term… — John Eliot
It equally proves, that though individual oppression may now and then proceed from the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never… — Alexander Hamilton
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to… — Thomas Jefferson
Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for… — William Graham Sumner
The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of… — Oswald Chambers
It is an irrational claim to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the same time to hold that the greater part of… — Swami Vivekananda
You want to hate somebody, if you can, just to keep your powers of discrimination bright, and to save yourself from becoming a mere mush… — Charles Dudley Warner
I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral… — Lucretia Mott
Let woman then go on-not asking favors, but claiming as a right the removal of all hindrances to her elevation in the scale of being-let… — Lucretia Mott
The powers of a man's mind are directly proportional to the quantity of coffee he drank. — James Mackintosh
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. — Samuel Johnson
A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of external powers. — Niccolo Machiavelli
I believe that the school is primarily a social institution. Education being a social process, the school is simply that form of community life in… — John Dewey
It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most of… — J. William Fulbright
Under the guidance of the Reich, Europe would speedily have become unified. Once the Jewish poison had been eradicated, unification would have been an easy… — Adolf Hitler

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