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Subjects Quotes by Leo Tolstoy
- Today, nobody sees, or wishes to see, that in our time the enslavement of the majority of men is based on money taxes, levied on…
- The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words--that is, to describe directly the life,…
- At the approach of danger two voices speak with equal force in the heart of man: one very reasonably tells the man to consider the…
- The subject of history is the life of peoples and mankind.
- Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen.
- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow- witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the…
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- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the… — Mary Astell
- I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his… — Chinua Achebe
- Victorian literature was my subject at Harvard. — Margaret Atwood
- Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will… — Teresa of Avila
- The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly… — Charles Babbage
- I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope… — Charles Babbage
- If you are a gun manufacturer, the product you make is not subject to safety regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.… — Michael D. Barnes
- I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. — Lynda Barry
- All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps,… — Mario Batali