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We have no other notion of cause and effect, but that of certain objects, which have always conjoin'd together, and which in all past instances… — David Hume
We may often do as we please - but we cannot please as we please. — Bertrand Russell
We cannot all hope to combine the pleasing qualities of good looks, brains, and eloquence. — Homer
Good writing is almost the concomitant of good history. Literature and history were joined long since by the powers which shaped the human brain; we… — C. V. Wedgwood
We cannot assume the injustice of any actions which only create offense, and especially as regards religion and morals. He who utters or does anything… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
Although our moral conscience is a part of our consciousness, we do not feel ourselves on an equality with it. In this voice which makes… — Emile Durkheim
The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is… — Humphry Davy
But although we have noticed the ark as being the first ship, we cannot with propriety place it in the front of the history of… — R. M. Ballantyne
So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This… — Alastair Campbell
We cannot arrive at Shakespeare's whole dramatic way of looking at the world from his tragedies alone, as we can arrive at Milton's way of… — Andrew Coyle Bradley
In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the… — Richard Burr
We cannot fight new wars with old weapons. — Vinoba Bhave
We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off. — Vinoba Bhave
The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to… — Shane Claiborne
If we want to boost border security, we have to help law enforcement agencies beef up their resources to meet this demand. We cannot have… — Henry Cuellar
We cannot afford to have any large section of the business world in doubt whether they have broken the laws or not, and we cannot… — John Bates Clark
At a time of multiple calamities in the world, we cannot allow the loss of essential antimicrobials, essential cures for many millions of people, to… — Margaret Chan
One of the most important things that I did to turn my life around was to realize and to accept that from this minute, that's… — Nick Carter
We cannot afford to leave the poor behind. — P. Chidambaram
The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care… — Simon Callow

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