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Izaak Walton

Those little nimble musicians of th…

17 Apr , 2013  

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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Those only are happy who have their…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness: on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming at something else, they find happiness by the way. Great […]

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Those who agree with us may not be …

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness. Great short quote and quotation by: Cullen Hightower ,

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Those who are able to see beyond th…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses. Great short quote and quotation by: Plato , Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

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Those who are unhappy have no need …

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. Great short quote and quotation by: Simone Weil , French social philosopher (1909 – 1943)

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Polybius, History

Those who know how to win are much …

18 Jan , 2013  

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories. Great short quote and quotation by: Polybius, History , Greek historian (205 BC – 118 BC)

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Those who say truth is stranger tha…

18 Jan , 2013  

Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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Those who stare at the past have th…

18 Jan , 2013  

Those who stare at the past have their backs turned to the future. Great short quote and quotation by: Unknown , Quotations by unknown authors

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Immanuel Kant, FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE METAPHYSICS OF ETHICS

To be beneficent when we can is a d…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be beneficent when we can is a duty; and besides this, there are many minds so sympathetically constituted that, without any other motive of vanity or self-interest, they find a pleasure in spreading joy around them, and can take delight in the satisfaction of others so far as it is their own work. But […]

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To be good, we must do good; and by…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power. Great short quote and quotation by: Tryon Edwards , (1809 – 1894)

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Robert C. Murphy

To be listened to is, generally spe…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to […]

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Russell L. Ackoff

To manage a system effectively, you…

13 Oct , 2011  

To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately. Great short quote and quotation by: Russell L. Ackoff ,

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