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Ho Chi Minh, When asked how Vietnam could possibly wage war against the West.

They will kill a great many of us. …

25 Jan , 2014  

They will kill a great many of us. We will kill a few of them. They will tire of it first. Great short quote and quotation by: Ho Chi Minh, When asked how Vietnam could possibly wage war against the West. ,

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Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise (1938)

Those whom the Gods would destroy, …

24 May , 2012  

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising. Great short quote and quotation by: Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise (1938) , (1903 – 1974)

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William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3

Though inclination be as sharp as w…

24 May , 2012  

Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3 , Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – […]

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Henry James

Three things in human life are impo…

19 Dec , 2011  

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry James , British (US -born) author (1843 – 1916)

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Time is but the stream I go a-fishi…

13 Oct , 2011  

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink, I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish fill the sky, whose bottom is pebbly with stars. I cannot count one. I […]

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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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Alfred A. Montapert

To accomplish great things we must …

13 Oct , 2011  

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act! Great short quote and quotation by: Alfred A. Montapert ,

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To a woman the first kiss is just t…

13 Oct , 2011  

To a woman the first kiss is just the end of the beginning but to a man it is the beginning of the end. Great short quote and quotation by: Helen Rowland , (1876 – 1950)

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To disagree with three-fourths of t…

13 Oct , 2011  

To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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To grow old is to grow common. Old …

13 Oct , 2011  

To grow old is to grow common. Old age equalizes – we are aware that what is happening to us has happened to untold numbers from the beginning of time. When we are young we act as if we were the first young people in the world. Great short quote and quotation by: Eric Hoffer […]

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Oscar Homolka

To really enjoy the better things i…

13 Oct , 2011  

To really enjoy the better things in life, one must have first experienced the things they are better than. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Homolka ,

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Aleister Crowley

To read a newspaper is to refrain f…

13 Oct , 2011  

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter. Great short quote and quotation by: Aleister Crowley , English occultist (1875 – 1947)

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