What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. Great short quote and quotation by: Epictetus, Discourses , Roman (Greek-born) slave & Stoic philosopher (55 AD – 135 AD)
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E. J. Smith, 1907, Captain, RMS Titanic
When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accident… or any sort worth speaking about. I have […]
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Samuel Butler, In Festing Jones, Samuel Butler : A Memoir
When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Butler, In Festing Jones, Samuel Butler : A Memoir , English composer, novelist, & satiric author (1835 – 1902)
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. Great short quote and quotation by: Abraham Lincoln , 16th president of US (1809 – 1865)
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Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it; write something to suit everybody and scarcely anyone will care for it. Great short quote and quotation by: Jesse Stuart ,
You can convince anyone of anything if you just push it at them 100% of the time. They may not believe it completely, but they will still use it to form opinions, especially if they have nothing else to draw on. Great short quote and quotation by: Charles Manson ,
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Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but that mark of a fake messiah. Great short quote and quotation by: Richard Bach ,
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[On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Winston Churchill , British politician (1874 – 1965)
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