“Great things are done when men and mountains meet.”
— William Blake
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Words, as is well known, are the
“Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.”
— Joseph Conrad
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You cannot escape the results of your
“You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.”
— James Lane Allen
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In order to acquire a growing and
“In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.”
— Salvador Dali
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There never was any heart truly great
“There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.”
— Robert Frost
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There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding
“There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.”
— Louis Kronenberger
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I protest that if some great Power
“I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer.”
— Thomas Huxley
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A growing and increasingly influential movement of
“A growing and increasingly influential movement of philosophers, ethicists, law professors and activists are convinced that the great moral struggle of our time will be for the rights of animals.”
— Michael Pollan
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It is better wither to be silent,
“It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.”
— Pythagoras
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I believe the first test of a
“I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.”
— John Ruskin
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Times of great calamity and confusion have
“Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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