Samuel Johnson, Taxation No Tyranny
There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson, Taxation No Tyranny , English author, […]
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There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere. Great short quote and quotation by: Jane Austen, Mansfield Park […]
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There would be no great men if there were no little ones. Great short quote and quotation by: George Herbert , English clergyman & metaphysical poet (1593 – 1633)
They say, best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad. Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, Act 5 scene 1 , Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – 1616)
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)
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Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)
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They think to little who talk to much. Great short quote and quotation by: John Dryden , English dramatist & poet (1631 – 1700)
Berkeley Vax/Unix Assembler Reference Manual (1983)
This document describes the usage and input syntax of the Unix Vax-11 assembler As. As is designed for assembling code produced by the “C” compiler; certain concessions have been made to handle code written directly by people, but in general little sympathy has been extended. Great short quote and quotation by: Berkeley Vax/Unix Assembler Reference […]
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George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Epistle Dedicatory
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will […]
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William Shakespeare, "King Richard II", Act 2 scene 1
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the […]
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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. Great short quote and quotation by: Izaak Walton , English biographer & fishing author (1593 – 1683)
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Thoughts are funny little things,They can make paupers or make kings. Great short quote and quotation by: Sidney Madwed ,