“Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local lore and weather proverbs.”
— Cleveland Abbe
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“Seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them.”
— Joseph Henry
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“Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.”
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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“I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.”
— Douglas MacArthur
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“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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“Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them.”
— Hypatia
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“Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.”
— Charles Stanley
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“Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.”
— Bette Davis
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