Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels; first to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms rather than things; and secondly, to examine whether that on which we differ in worth contending about. Great short quote and quotation by: C. C. Colton ,
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J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Valour needs first strength, then a weapon. Great short quote and quotation by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 – 1973)
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Great short quote and quotation by: Sun-tzu , Chinese general & military strategist (~400 BC)
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first then seek to win. Great short quote and quotation by: Sun Tzu ,
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it. Great short quote and quotation by: Donald Curtis ,
We can gradually grow into any condition we desire, provided we first make ourselves in habitual mental attitude the person who corresponds to those conditions. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Troward ,
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Fidel Castro, Speech given in January 1963, calling for communist revolution in Latin America
We do not deny the possibility of peaceful [political] transition, but we are still awaiting the first case. Great short quote and quotation by: Fidel Castro, Speech given in January 1963, calling for communist revolution in Latin America ,
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We do not first get all the answers and then live in the light of our understanding. We must rather plunge into life meeting what we have to meet and experiencing what we have to experience and in the light of living try to understand. if insight comes at all, it will not before, but […]
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We lift ourselves by our thought, we climb upon our vision of ourselves. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always, everywhere – your ideal of what you long to attain – the ideal […]
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We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death into the world. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)
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We shall never cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Great short quote and quotation by: T. S. Eliot , British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 – 1965)
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T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding, from Four Quartets
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. Great short quote and quotation by: T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding, from Four Quartets , British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 – 1965)
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