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The subtlety of nature is greater m…

17 May , 2024  

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Francis Bacon , English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 – 1626)

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Roy L. Smith

The successful man is the one who f…

17 May , 2024  

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do. Great short quote and quotation by: Roy L. Smith ,

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The successful revolutionary is a s…

17 May , 2024  

The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. Great short quote and quotation by: Erich Fromm , US (German-born) psychologist (1900 – 1980)

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Thucydides

The sufferings that fate inflicts o…

17 May , 2024  

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage. Great short quote and quotation by: Thucydides , Greek historian (471 BC – 400 BC)

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Eknath Easwaran

The Sufis advise us to speak only a…

17 May , 2024  

The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have managed to pass through three gates. At the first gate we ask ourselves, Are these words true? If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go. At the second gate we ask, Are they necessary? At the last gate we ask, […]

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Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

The sum of all human wisdom is cont…

17 May , 2024  

The sum of all human wisdom is contained in these two words: Wait and Hope. Great short quote and quotation by: Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo ,

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The summer night is like a perfecti…

17 May , 2024  

The summer night is like a perfection of thought. Great short quote and quotation by: Wallace Stevens , US poet (1879 – 1955)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Nature"

The sun illuminates only the eye of…

17 May , 2024  

The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eyes and the heart of the child. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nature” , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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The superfluous is very necessary….

17 May , 2024  

The superfluous is very necessary. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)

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The superior man acts before he spe…

17 May , 2024  

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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The superior man cannot be known in…

17 May , 2024  

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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The superior man is modest in his s…

17 May , 2024  

The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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