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To love deeply in one direction mak…

13 Oct , 2011  

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others. Great short quote and quotation by: Anne-Sophie Swetchine ,

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Mary Pettibone Poole, A Glass Eye at a Keyhole, 1938

To repeat what others have said, re…

13 Oct , 2011  

To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains. Great short quote and quotation by: Mary Pettibone Poole, A Glass Eye at a Keyhole, 1938 ,

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

To sin in silence while others doth…

13 Oct , 2011  

To sin in silence while others doth protest makes cowards out of men. Great short quote and quotation by: Ella Wheeler Wilcox ,

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True greatness consists in the use …

13 Oct , 2011  

True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)

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War connot be avoided; it can only …

15 Feb , 2011  

War connot be avoided; it can only be postponed to the others advantage. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli , Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – 1527)

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We all have strength enough to endu…

15 Feb , 2011  

We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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Harold Nicolson

We are all inclined to judge oursel…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts. Great short quote and quotation by: Harold Nicolson ,

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We are generally the better persuad…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others. Great short quote and quotation by: Blaise Pascal , French mathematician, physicist (1623 – 1662)

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We are like sculptors, constantly c…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because it does not fit them. Great short quote and quotation by: Anais Nin , US (French-born) author & diarist (1903 – 1977)

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Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We are more interested in making ot…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois De La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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Rabbi Mark David Finkel, Gov. Craig Benson Inaugural Speech, January 9, 2003

We are wise when we learn from one …

15 Feb , 2011  

We are wise when we learn from one another. We are strong when we contain our impulses. We are honored when we honor others. Great short quote and quotation by: Rabbi Mark David Finkel, Gov. Craig Benson Inaugural Speech, January 9, 2003 ,

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Cato the Elder

We cannot control the evil tongues …

15 Feb , 2011  

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. Great short quote and quotation by: Cato the Elder , Roman orator & politician (234 BC – 149 BC)

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