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Nature is like a beautiful woman that may be as delightfully and as truly known at a certain distance as upon a closer view; as… — George Santayana
A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize. — Mark Twain
A man is not a wall, whose stones are crushed upon the road; or a pipe, whose fragments are thrown away at a street corner.… — George Sand
It is in vain that we get upon stilts, for once on them, it is still with our legs that we must walk. And on… — Michel de Montaigne
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed. — Baron de Montesquieu
To a large degree, since the beginning of time, charisma or the lack of it has impacted upon those in quest of acclaim. As media… — John Donne
OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets. — Ambrose Bierce
The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall… — Seneca the Younger
The loyalties which center upon number one are enormous. If he trips, he must be sustained. If he make mistakes, they must be covered. If… — Winston Churchill
Thanks to the circus between my ears, I can seize upon the smallest disquieting observation and from it extrapolate a terror of cataclysmic proportions. — Dean Koontz
Soul-the spiritual principle, the creative spark of God-cannot work if you panic. Anxiety shuts down the creative centers. When you can't think, whatever you try… — Harold Klemp
To what level does your patriarchal blessing reach in your life? Can you recollect the time you received it and recover any of the spirit… — Truman G. Madsen
Until you have a son of your own . . . you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the… — Kent Nerburn
Sooner or later comes a crisis in our affairs, and how we meet it determines our future happiness and success. Since the beginning of time,… — Robert Collier
I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, very fresh milk… — Heinrich Heine
By all evidence we are in the world to do nothing; but instead of nonchalantly promenading our own corruption, we exude our sweat and grow… — Emile M. Cioran
It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of… — Douglas MacArthur
Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle… — Winston Churchill
Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead… — Henry Ward Beecher
Once and for all the idea of glorious victories won by the glorious army must be wiped out. Niether side is glorious. On either side… — Peter Weiss

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