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We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified recognition to freedom… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
If you have a nation of men who have risen to that height of moral cultivation that they will not declare war or carry arms,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
General principles are not the less true or important because from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air, which is not… — William Hazlitt
We take our shape, it is true, within and against that cage of reality bequeathed us at our birth; and yet it is precisely through… — James A. Baldwin
No glass renders a man's form or likeness so true as his speech. — Ben Jonson
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. — Oliver Goldsmith
Those who realise their folly are not true fools. — Zhuangzi
Faith can move mountains; true: mountains of stupidity. — Andre Gide
The goodness of the true pun is in the direct ratio of its intolerability. — Edgar Allan Poe
It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity. — George D. Prentice
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit. — Ben Jonson
Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on… — Joseph Wood Krutch
The true sage is not he who sees, but he who, seeing the furthest, has the deepest love for mankind. — Maurice Maeterlinck
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue. — Confucius
Unless Christianity is wholly false, the perception of ourselves which we have in moments of shame must be the only true one... — C.S. Lewis
Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harrass them, don't deprive them of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Innately, children seem to have little true realistic anxiety. They will run along the brink of water, climb on the window sill, play with sharp… — Sigmund Freud
In the true man there is a child concealed who wants to play. — Friedrich Nietzsche
In order for people to be happy, sometimes they have to take risks. It's true these risks can put them in danger of being hurt. — Meg Cabot
The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself. — Albert Camus
Well, it's true that I have been hurt in my life. Quite a bit. But it's also true that I have loved, and been loved.… — Sarah Dessen
It was so important for me to lose everything, because I found out what the most important thing is, which is to be true to… — Ellen DeGeneres
None of us needs instruction in how to recognize what your heart is saying. We do need guidance, however, on how to have the courage… — Caroline Myss
Creativity is our true nature; blocks are an unnatural thwarting of a process at once as normal and as miraculous as the blossoming of a… — Julia Cameron
To realize our true creative potential - in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities - we need to think differently about ourselves… — Ken Robinson

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