Short quotations about, people - Page 2

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The very purpose of existence is to…

6 Feb , 2019  

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. Great short quote and quotation by: Quentin Crisp ,

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Alcuin

The voice of the people is the voic…

25 Jan , 2017  

The voice of the people is the voice of God. (Vox Populi, Vox Dei) Great short quote and quotation by: Alcuin , Anglo-Saxon mathematician & scholar (732 AD – 804 AD)

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The welfare of the people is the ul…

25 Jan , 2017  

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. (Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex) Great short quote and quotation by: Cicero , Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC – 43 BC)

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The whole problem with the world is…

25 Jan , 2017  

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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The whole problem with the world is…

25 Jan , 2017  

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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The whole problem with the world is…

25 Jan , 2017  

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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The will of the people is the only …

25 Jan , 2017  

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Jefferson , 3rd president of US (1743 – 1826)

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Charles Dudley Warner

The wise man does not permit himsel…

25 Jan , 2017  

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities. Great short quote and quotation by: Charles Dudley Warner , US editor & essayist (1829 – 1900)

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Dwight Morrow

The world is divided into people wh…

25 Jan , 2017  

The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit Great short quote and quotation by: Dwight Morrow ,

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Peter Cochrane, Head of BT Labs UK taling about the internet - November 2000

The world is divided into two kinds…

25 Jan , 2017  

The world is divided into two kinds of people, those who spend a great deal of time saving money, and those who spend a great deal of money saving time. Great short quote and quotation by: Peter Cochrane, Head of BT Labs UK taling about the internet – November 2000 ,

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The world is full of suffering but …

25 Jan , 2017  

The world is full of suffering but it is also full of people overcoming it. Great short quote and quotation by: Helen Keller , US blind & deaf educator (1880 – 1968)

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Robertson Davies, "A Voice from the Attic", 1960

The world is full of people whose n…

25 Jan , 2017  

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past. Great short quote and quotation by: Robertson Davies, “A Voice from the Attic”, 1960 ,

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