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There is only one thing a philosoph…

26 Dec , 2014  

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. Great short quote and quotation by: William James , US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 – 1910)

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There is only one thing a philosoph…

26 Dec , 2014  

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. Great short quote and quotation by: William James , US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 – 1910)

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Fyodor Dostoevski

There is only one thing that I drea…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings. Great short quote and quotation by: Fyodor Dostoevski ,

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Will Rogers, Autobiography (1949) chapter 6

There is only one thing that can ki…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education. Great short quote and quotation by: Will Rogers, Autobiography (1949) chapter 6 , US humorist & showman (1879 – 1935)

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There is only one thing that a phil…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one thing that a philosopher can be relied on to do, and that is, to contradict other philosophers. Great short quote and quotation by: William James , US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 – 1910)

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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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The Book of Joshua 6:21

They devoted the city to the lord a…

25 Feb , 2014  

They devoted the city to the lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it – men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys. Great short quote and quotation by: The Book of Joshua 6:21 ,

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Sir Thomas More, Utopia

They wonder much to hear that gold,…

25 Jan , 2014  

They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Thomas More, […]

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James Reston, New York Times, June 12 1968

This is the devilish thing about fo…

14 Jun , 2013  

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. Great short quote and quotation by: James Reston, New York Times, June 12 1968 , (1909 – )

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Theophrastus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

Time is the most valuable thing a m…

13 Oct , 2011  

Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. Great short quote and quotation by: Theophrastus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers , Greek botanist, humorist, & naturalist (300 BC – 287 BC)

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Chamfort

Tis a good thing to laugh at any ra…

13 Oct , 2011  

Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate, and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Chamfort ,

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To a resolute mind, wishing to do i…

13 Oct , 2011  

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible. Great short quote and quotation by: South ,

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