“The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce. Instantly.”
— Demetri Martin
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To become truly great, one has to
“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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To live alone is the fate of
“To live alone is the fate of all great souls.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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All great truths begin as blasphemies.
“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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We do not look in our great
“We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.”
— Jane Austen
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Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor
“Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.”
— Omar Khayyam
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A healthful hunger for a great idea
“A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.”
— Jean Ingelow
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A cloudy day or a little sunshine
“A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.”
— Joseph Addison
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Every man of action has a strong
“Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.”
— Giorgos Seferis
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Self-confidence is the first requisite to great
“Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.”
— Samuel Johnson
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King Louis Philippe once said to me
“King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
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