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They say the sun never sets over th…

25 Jan , 2014  

They say the sun never sets over the British Empire, but it rises every morning. The sky must get awfully crowded. Great short quote and quotation by: Steven Wright , US comedian and actor (1955 – )

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They who lack talent expect things …

25 Jan , 2014  

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something […]

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Think to yourself that every day is…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise. Great short quote and quotation by: Horace, Epistles , Roman lyric poet & satirist (65 BC – 8 BC)

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Rainer Maria Rilke

This is the miracle that happens ev…

14 Jun , 2013  

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess. Great short quote and quotation by: Rainer Maria Rilke , German lyric poet (1875 – 1926)

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Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Through every rift of discovery som…

19 Dec , 2011  

Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link, into the great chain of order. Great short quote and quotation by: Edwin Hubbel Chapin ,

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To be free it is not enough to beat…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be free it is not enough to beat the system, one must beat the system every day. Great short quote and quotation by: Anonymous ,

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Fritz Kunkel

To be mature means to face, and not…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be mature means to face, and not evade, every fresh crisis that comes. Great short quote and quotation by: Fritz Kunkel ,

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To his dog, every man is Napoleon; …

13 Oct , 2011  

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. Great short quote and quotation by: Aldous Huxley , English critic & novelist (1894 – 1963)

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J.B.S. Haldane, "On Being the Right Size" in the (1928) book "Possible Worlds"

To the biologist the problem of soc…

13 Oct , 2011  

To the biologist the problem of socialism appears largely as a problem of size. The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. I do not suppose that Henry Ford would find much difficulty in running Andorra or Luxembourg on a socialistic basis. He has already more men on his pay-roll […]

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To us also, through every star, thr…

13 Oct , 2011  

To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our minds and our eyes. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Carlyle , Scottish author, essayist, & historian (1795 – 1881)

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Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C.

Under every stone lurks a politicia…

4 Aug , 2011  

Under every stone lurks a politician. Great short quote and quotation by: Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C. , Greek Athenian comic dramatist (450 BC – 388 BC)

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Dave Letterman

USA Today has come out with a new s…

24 Mar , 2011  

USA Today has come out with a new survey – apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population. Great short quote and quotation by: Dave Letterman ,

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