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There art two cardinal sins from wh…

3 Jul , 2015  

There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness. Great short quote and quotation by: Franz Kafka , Austrian (Czechoslovakian-born) author (1883 – 1924)

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Jorge Luis Borges

There is a concept which corrupts a…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a concept which corrupts and upsets all others. I refer not to Evil, whose limited realm is that of ethics; I refer to the infinite. Great short quote and quotation by: Jorge Luis Borges , Argentine novelist & poet (1899 – 1986)

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There is a diabolical trio existing…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a diabolical trio existing in the natural man, implacable, inextinguishable, co-operative and consentaneous, pride, envy, and hate; pride that makes us fancy we deserve all the goods that others possess; envy that some should be admired while we are overlooked; and hate, because all that is bestowed on others, diminishes the sum we […]

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Washington Irving

There is a healthful hardiness abou…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble. Great short quote and quotation by: Washington Irving , US essayist, historian, & novelist (1783 – 1859)

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There is as much difference between…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is as much difference between us and ourselves as there is between us and others. Great short quote and quotation by: Michel de Montaigne , French essayist (1533 – 1592)

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There is no avoiding war; it can on…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantages of others. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli , Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – 1527)

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There is no avoiding war; it can on…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli , Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – 1527)

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Milton R. Sapirstein

There is nobody as enslaved as the …

3 Jul , 2015  

There is nobody as enslaved as the fanatic, the person in whom one impulse, one value, has assumed ascendancy over all others. Great short quote and quotation by: Milton R. Sapirstein ,

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Woodrow Wilson, Speech in Philadelphia, May 10, 1915

There is such a thing as a man bein…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight; there is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right. Great short quote and quotation by: Woodrow Wilson, Speech in Philadelphia, May 10, 1915 , 28th president […]

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Elie Wiesel, Chicago Sun-Times, November 5, 2001

They were going to die. They knew i…

25 Jan , 2014  

They were going to die. They knew it, and their last words were I love you. Even in great pain, their last words were of love… People who could have saved themselves and they ran back in to save others instead. If humanity is capable of that, how can I lose hope in humanity? Great […]

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Think for yourselves and let others…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)

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Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance

Think for yourselves and let others…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)

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