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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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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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For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.
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This excerpt is presented as reproduced by Copernicus in the preface to De Revolutionibus: "Some think that the earth remains at rest.…
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'And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest; not to…
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To write a book is for all the world like humming a song.
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If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more…
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving…
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Our world, like a charnel-house, is strewn with the detritus of dead epochs.
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To write a book is for all the world like humming a song—be but in tune with yourself, madam, 'tis no matter…
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