“One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.”
— Christopher Hitchens
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“Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.”
— Lao Tzu
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“Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.”
— Florence Scovel Shinn
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“Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.”
— Joseph Addison
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“Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.”
— John Dryden
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“Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
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“Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.”
— Plato
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“Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.”
— James Cash Penney
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“I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.”
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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“Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.”
— Ross Perot
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“The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need.”
— Robertson Davies
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