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It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.
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It is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad.
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But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that…
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Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered,…
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When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.'
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If you declare that you are naturally designed for such a diet, then first kill for yourself what you want to eat.…
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Note that the eating of flesh is not only physically against nature, but it also makes us spiritually coarse and gross by…
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Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns; for, ion ceasing…
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There once was an old man of Lyme who married three wives at a time when asked, 'Why a third?' he replied…
— William Cosmo Monkhouse
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Good people are seldom fully recognised during their lifetimes, and here, there are serious problems of corruption. One day it will be…
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I like to say, when asked why I pursue science, that it is to satisfy my curiosity, that I am by nature…
— John Archibald Wheeler
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Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia, but declared at the trial that he knew nothing of what was alleged against her and…
— Plutarch
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There's a joke in economics about the drunk who loses his keys in the street but only looks for them under the…
— Christina Romer
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When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.
— Anton Chekhov
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Once, long ago, Parminder had told Barry the story of Bhai Kanhaiya, the Sikh hero who had administered to the needs of…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Sweet example of true relationship: Small girl and boy are seen crying together. When asked why? Girl says My doll has broken.…
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