“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.”
— Sallust
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Character may be manifested in the great
“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.”
— Phillips Brooks
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A retentive memory may be a good
“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”
— Elbert Hubbard
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I was like a boy playing on
“I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”
— Isaac Newton
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great
“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Discrimination due to age is one of
“Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime.”
— Johnny Ball
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The greater the obstacle, the more glory
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
— Moliere
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
— Albert Einstein
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Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with
“Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator.”
— Glenn Hughes
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We must always remember that America is
“We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.”
— Richard M. Nixon
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Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and
“Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.”
— Bertrand Russell
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