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He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little. — Horace
To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the… — John Quincy Adams
Is it not that in the chain of human events, the birthday of a nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it… — John Quincy Adams
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how… — Richard Henry Lee
No free people ever existed, or can ever exist, without keeping the purse strings in their own hands. Where this is the case, they have… — John Dickinson
I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to… — Jeff Miller
The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. — Ida B. Wells
Like the advocates of Birth Control, the eugenists, for instance, are seeking to assist the race toward the elimination of the unfit. Both are seeking… — Margaret Sanger
The third group [of society] are those irresponsible and reckless ones having little regard for the consequences of their acts, or whose religious scruples prevent… — Margaret Sanger
Possibly drastic and Spartan methods may be forced upon American society if it continues complacently to encourage the chance and chaotic breeding that has resulted… — Margaret Sanger
Punning is an art of harmonious jingling upon words, which, passing in at the ears, excites a titillary motion in those parts; and this, being… — Jonathan Swift
Seamen have a custom, when they meet a whale, to fling him out an empty tub by way of amusement, to divert him from laying… — Jonathan Swift
Call upon me in the Day of Trouble, and I will deliver, and thou shalt glorify me...Wait on the Lord, and be of good Cheer,… — Daniel Defoe
The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight. — William Cowper
People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when a crisis is upon them. — Jean Monnet
He obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the… — Otto von Bismarck
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye… — Chinua Achebe
I had known loneliness before, and emptiness upon the moor, but I had never been a NOTHING, a nothing floating on a nothing, known by… — Peter Carey
It is only through the psyche that we can establish that God acts upon us, but we are unable to distinguish whether these actions emanate… — Carl Jung
Set me like a seal upon thy heart, love is as strong as death. — Viktor E. Frankl
I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which,… — William James
The failure of the reformation to capture France had left for the Frenchmen no half-way house between infallibility and infidelity; and while the intellect of… — Will Durant
The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to… — Will Durant
If we do not respect ourselves, we are on the one hand forced to despise those who have so few resources as to consort with… — Joan Didion
Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their absence. Private conflicts, quarrels, sentiments,… — Jerzy Grotowski

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