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Mark Twain
The rule is perfect: in
The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.
137
Robert A. Baker
More than ever, the creation
More than ever, the creation of the ridiculous is almost impossible because of the competition it receives from reality.
33
Clint Eastwood
Once a man has some
Once a man has some money, peace begins to sound good to him.
65
Samuel Butler
All animals except man know
All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.
42
Bertrand Russell
We know very little, and
We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power.
162
Nancy Mitford
To fall in love you
To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease.
31
Maureen Dowd
It is a lesson never
It is a lesson never learned: Matters of state and the heart that start with a lie rarely end well.
27
Jane Austen
We all know him to
We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of a man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.
55
Cornelius Bernardus Van Neil
In essence, science is a
In essence, science is a perpetual search for an intelligent and integrated comprehension of the world we live in.
21
George Eliot
Excessive literary production is a
Excessive literary production is a social offense.
43
Jane Austen
In all the important preparations
In all the important preparations of the mind she was complete: being prepared for matrimony by an hatred of home, restraint, and tranquillity; by the misery of disappointed affection, and contempt of the man she was to marry.
56
Madre Teresa
If you find serenity and
If you find serenity and happiness, some people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
71
Herbert Spencer
Science is organized knowledge.
Science is organized knowledge.
88
Judith Stern
Experience: A comb life gives
Experience: A comb life gives you after you lose your hair.
34
Tibetan Proverb
It is better to live
It is better to live for one day as a tiger than to live for a thousand years as a sheep.
36
Thomas Hood (1799-1845)
No sun - no moon!
No sun - no moon! No morn - no noon -
30
Elizabeth Jenkins
The woman whose behavior indicates
The woman whose behavior indicates that she will make a scene if she is told the truth asks to be deceived.
19
Louis Pasteur
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
92
Joseph Addison
The grand essentials to happiness
The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
83
Sophocles
O generations of men, how
O generations of men, how I count you as equal with those who live not at all!
36
Lillian Day
A lady is one who
A lady is one who never shows her underwear unintentionally.
15
Louis Pasteur
Science knows no country, because
Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.
63
Frank Herbert
There is no escape -
There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors.
65
Max Lucado
The journey to the cross
The journey to the cross began long before. As the echo of the crunching of the fruit was still sounding in the garden, Jesus was leaving for Calvary.
29
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