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Charles Talleyrand

To succeed in the world, it is much…

13 Oct , 2011  

To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man. Great short quote and quotation by: Charles Talleyrand ,

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Unity in things necessary, liberty …

9 Jul , 2011  

Unity in things necessary, liberty in things doubtful, charity in everything. Great short quote and quotation by: Anonymous ,

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War can only be abolished by war, a…

15 Feb , 2011  

War can only be abolished by war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun. Great short quote and quotation by: Mao Tse-Tung , Chinese Communist politician (1893 – 1976)

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Titus Livius

War is just to those to whom war is…

15 Feb , 2011  

War is just to those to whom war is necessary. Great short quote and quotation by: Titus Livius , Roman author & historian (59 BC – 17 AD)

Antonin Artaud

We do not die because we have to di…

15 Feb , 2011  

We do not die because we have to die; we die because one day, and not so long ago, our consciousness was forced to deem it necessary. Great short quote and quotation by: Antonin Artaud , French actor, critic, & drama theorist (1896 – 1948)

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George F. Will

We know next to nothing about virtu…

15 Feb , 2011  

We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge. Great short quote and quotation by: George F. Will , US editor, commentator, & columnist […]

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Lord Falkland

When it is not necessary to make a …

15 Feb , 2011  

When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision. Great short quote and quotation by: Lord Falkland , (1610 – 1643)

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When once a man has made celebrity …

15 Feb , 2011  

When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it in the power of the weakest and most timorous malignity, if not to take away his satisfaction, at least to withhold it. His enemies may indulge their pride by airy negligence and gratify their malice by quiet neutrality. Great short […]

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St. Francis of Assissi

Witness at all times. If necessary,…

15 Feb , 2011  

Witness at all times. If necessary, use words. Great short quote and quotation by: St. Francis of Assissi ,

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Works of imagination should be writ…

19 Aug , 2010  

Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they are the more necessary it is to be plain. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Taylor Coleridge , English critic & poet (1772 – 1834)

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John McDonald

Your mind, which is yourself, can b…

27 Apr , 2010  

Your mind, which is yourself, can be likened to a house. The first necessary move then, is to rid that house of all but furnishings essential to success. Great short quote and quotation by: John McDonald ,

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