"Speak with the speech of the world; think……" — John Hay
"Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few."
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16 Quotes by John Hay
John Hay has 16 quotes on this site.
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True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just…
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Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you…
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The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.
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At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.
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There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees,…
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Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.
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There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats,…
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It would never occur to most of us that 'plants' say anything at all, except in terms of what we…
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Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends…
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The best loved man or maid in the town would perish with anguish Could they hear all that their friends…
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What is first love worth, except to prepare for a second? What does second love bring? Only regret for the…
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Maidens! why should you worry in choosing whom you shall marry? Choose whom you may, you will find you have…
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More Few Quotes
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Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.
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With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the…
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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently;…
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I was a lousy nun. I couldn't do it. I couldn't find God. It wasn't suitable for me. It is…
— Karen Armstrong
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In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of…
— Leon Askin
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Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge…
— Mary Astell
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When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -…
— Rowan Atkinson
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Very few species have survived unchanged. There's one called lingula, which is a little shellfish, a little brachiopod about the…
— David Attenborough
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There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful…
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For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see…
— Diane Ackerman
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We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling…
— Diane Ackerman
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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible;…
— Charles Babbage
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