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She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only… — Sri Aurobindo
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. — Jane Austen
An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may… — Jane Austen
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. — Jane Austen
It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before. — Jane Austen
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. — Jane Austen
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her… — Jane Austen
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs. — Paul Auster
Some things get written more quickly than others, but I can't really measure degrees of difficulty. — Paul Auster
Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think. — Alfred Austin
Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections. — Diane Ackerman
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. — Teresa of Avila
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. — Teresa of Avila
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself. — Teresa of Avila
I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer. — Teresa of Avila
If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their… — Teresa of Avila
Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of… — Teresa of Avila
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who… — Teresa of Avila
A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid… — John Avlon
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more… — John Avlon

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