“War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.”
— Leo Tolstoy
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Category: war
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I feel like sometimes that I was
“I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.”
— Mike Tyson
Author: Mike Tyson
Category: society
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It is not in the nature of
“It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.”
— George MacDonald
Author: George MacDonald
Category: nature
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My wife and I have always trusted
“My wife and I have always trusted each other, and I have to thank her strength.”
— Anthony Anderson
Author: Anthony Anderson
Category: strength
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Telephone, n. An invention of the devil
“Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: technology
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The first principle of a free society
“The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
Category: society
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Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards
“Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.”
— David Suzuki
Author: David Suzuki
Category: nature
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Prestige is the shadow of money and
“Prestige is the shadow of money and power.”
— C. Wright Mills
Author: C. Wright Mills
Category: power
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Devote each day to the object then
“Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Category: time
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Women, as they grow older, rely more
“Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow older, rely more and more on a sense of humor.”
— George Jean Nathan
Author: George Jean Nathan
Category: women
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Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from
“Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity?”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: marriage
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