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Benjamin Disraeli

When we would prepare the mind by a…

15 Feb , 2011  

When we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, and opening quotation is a symphony precluding on the chords those tones we are about to harmonize. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Disraeli , British politician (1804 – 1881)

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Albert Einstein

When you look at yourself from a un…

15 Feb , 2011  

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about. Great short quote and quotation by: Albert Einstein, The World as I See It. , US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Whenever I hear people talking abou…

15 Feb , 2011  

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 […]

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While you are not able to serve men…

15 Feb , 2011  

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?…While you do not know life, how can you know about death? Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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Confucius

While you are not able to serve men…

15 Feb , 2011  

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?…While you do not know life, how can you know about death? Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects, bk. 11:11 , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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John F. Kennedy, "A Thousand Days," by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. [1965]

Who can tell who will be the Presid…

15 Feb , 2011  

Who can tell who will be the President a year from now? — John F. Kennedy, speaking to the president of Harvard about why he did not want to delay signing documents relating to a future JFK Presidential Library, 2 October 1963. Great short quote and quotation by: John F. Kennedy, “A Thousand Days,” by […]

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Turkish

Who gossips to you will gossip abou…

15 Feb , 2011  

Who gossips to you will gossip about you. Great short quote and quotation by: Turkish ,

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Spanish Proverb

Whoever gossips to you will gossip …

15 Feb , 2011  

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. Great short quote and quotation by: Spanish Proverb ,

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Wit ought to be a glorious treat, l…

15 Feb , 2011  

Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it about like marmalade. Great short quote and quotation by: Noel Coward , English actor, dramatist, & songwriter (1899 – 1973)

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Kay Ingram

Women prefer men who have something…

15 Feb , 2011  

Women prefer men who have something tender about them — especially the legal kind. Great short quote and quotation by: Kay Ingram ,

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Herbert W. Boyer, co-founder of Genentech, Inc.

Wonder is what sets us apart from o…

15 Feb , 2011  

Wonder is what sets us apart from other life forms. No other species wonders about the meaning of existence or the complexity of the universe or themselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Herbert W. Boyer, co-founder of Genentech, Inc. , co-founder of Genentech, Inc.

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Plato

You can discover more about a perso…

27 Apr , 2010  

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Great short quote and quotation by: Plato , Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

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