“I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.”
— Aleister Crowley
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It is a fact often observed, that
“It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Our concern for the loss of our
“Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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History will have to record that the
“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Words – so innocent and powerless as
“Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.”
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Tolerating evil leads only to more evil.
“Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.”
— Bob Riley
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May joy and good fellowship reign, and
“May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.”
— Pierre de Coubertin
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Being entirely honest with oneself is a
“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”
— Sigmund Freud
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The less we deserve good fortune, the
“The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Fishing provides that connection with the whole
“Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.”
— Ted Hughes
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Whoever does not have a good father
“Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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