“My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.”
— Mark Twain
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Great men are like eagles, and build
“Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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The key to the mystery of a
“The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another… and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.”
— Leonard Bernstein
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As it is the characteristic of great
“As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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The state is the great fictitious entity
“The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.”
— Frederic Bastiat
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With people of limited ability modesty is
“With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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The old cathedrals are good, but the
“The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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As usual, there is a great woman
“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.”
— John Lennon
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When we are born we cry that
“When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.”
— William Shakespeare
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I have a great house.
“I have a great house.”
— Shia LaBeouf
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Only he can take great resolves who
“Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
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