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Marquis de Vauvenargues
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.
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Richard Milhous Nixon
Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and Tranquillity to Earth. For one priceless moment, in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one. One in their pride in what you have done. One in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth.
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George Ade
Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Whenever I hear people talking about liberal ideas, I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive. The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.
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Rune Leknes
Beauty is not defined by the masses but by the opinion of the individual.
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Saint Augustine
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.
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Thomas Jefferson
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.
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Confucius, The Confucian Analects
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.
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Voltaire, (Attributed); originated in "The Friends of Voltaire", 1906, by S. G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall)
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
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Annie Dillard
A schedule defends from chaos and whim.
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I Ching
No plain not followed by a slope. No going not followed by a return. He who remains persevering in danger is without blame. Do not complain about this truth Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.
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