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A little insomnia is not without its value in making us appreciate sleep, in throwing a ray of light upon that darkness. — Marcel Proust
O bed! O bed! delicious bed! That heaven upon earth to the weary head. — Thomas Hood
An aspersion upon my parts of speech! — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
And yet the motives of women are so inscrutable. You remember the woman at Margate whom I suspected for the same reason. No powder on… — Arthur Conan Doyle
"I have seen those symptoms before," said Holmes, throwing his cigarette into the fire. "Oscillation upon the pavement always means an affaire de coeur." — Arthur Conan Doyle
I am engaged in answering that Italian buffoon, Mazotti, whose views upon the larval development of the tropical termites have excited my derision and contempt… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Goresthorpe Grange is a feudal mansion - or so it was termed in the advertisement which originally brought it under my notice. Its right to… — Arthur Conan Doyle
""Dear girl," continued Bob advancing with an imbecile grin upon his countenance, which he imagined no doubt to be a seductive smile, "fly with me!… — Arthur Conan Doyle
What? do I love her, that I desire to hear her speak again, and feast upon her eyes — William Shakespeare
No higher duty, or more solemn responsibility, rests upon this Court than that of translating into living law and maintaining this constitutional shield deliberately planned… — Hugo Black
I could never divide myself from any man upon the difference of an opinion, or be angry with his judgment for not agreeing with me… — Thomas Browne
The evolution of culture is ultimately determined by the amount of love, understanding and freedom experienced by its children... Every abandonment, every betrayal, every hateful… — Lloyd deMause
Any attempt to disturb the deadly routine of instruction is looked upon as sabotage. And the notion that the aims and functions of education should… — Charles Ferguson
We must destroy all which in the present school answers to the organization of constraint, the artificial surroundings by which children are separated from nature… — Francesc Ferrer i Guardia
Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights than upon human rights. — Dick Gregory
Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept. — Zora Neale Hurston
All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as… — Chief Joseph
Prejudice is not so much dependent upon natural antipathy as upon education. — David Ruggles
Great Spirit-I want no blood upon my land to stain the grass. I want it all clear and pure, and I wish it so, that… — Ten Bears
The Fourth of July-memorable in the history of our nation as the great day of independence to its countrymen-had no claim upon our sympathies. They… — Henry McNeal Turner

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