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No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. — Willa Cather
The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us… — Willa Cather
The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward… — Joshua Chamberlain
We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us. — Oswald Chambers
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution. — Chanakya
The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed… — Chanakya
An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy. — Hugo Chavez
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason. — Lord Chesterfield
I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. — Lord Chesterfield
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs… — Lord Chesterfield
All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of… — Kate Chopin
There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water. — Kate Chopin
It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon… — Winston Churchill
The mind is the result of the torments the flesh undergoes or inflicts upon itself. — Emile M. Cioran
To venture upon an undertaking of any kind, even the most insignificant, is to sacrifice to envy. — Emile M. Cioran
One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the… — Hillary Clinton
In real life, coincidences happen all the time. In novels, they are leapt upon with fury. — Harlan Coben
Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. — Stephen Ambrose
Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us. — William Ames
Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessarily knows that God is to be believed and hoped in, that he is to be loved… — William Ames
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I… — Henri Frederic Amiel

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