Excerpts of Citations
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My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.
~Steven Wright
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Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better.
~Richard Hooker
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Art is either plagiarism or revolution.
~Paul Gauguin
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
~Alphonse de Lamartine
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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
~Alphonse de Lamartine
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Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
~Alphonse de Lamartine
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Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.
~Alphonse de Lamartine
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Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.
~Alphonse de Lamartine
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To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
~Alphonse de Lamartine
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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
~Cato the Elder
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Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away.
~Dag Hammarskjold
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
~Aristotle
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Man can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting for status. Man can sharpen his ability to distinguish betwee...
~Neal A. Maxwell
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Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your promotion.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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One discipline always leads to another discipline.
~Jim Rohn
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Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much time either. Here's the time to...
~Jim Rohn