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The secret of freedom, courage.
Freedom
Thucydides

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The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.
Happiness
Thucydides

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A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.
Drawing
James Thurber

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A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.
Wisdom
James Thurber

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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
Purpose
James Thurber

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Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised.
Arts and Artists
James Thurber

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I love the idea of there being two sexes, don't you?
Men and Women
James Thurber

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It's better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
Questions
James Thurber

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Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.
Love
James Thurber

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The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.
Comedy and Comedians
James Thurber

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There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
Light
James Thurber

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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
Conflict
James Thurber

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While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either.
Character
James Thurber

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You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
Lies and Lying
James Thurber

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I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.
God
Paul Tillich

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The first duty of love is to listen.
Listening
Paul Tillich

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Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.
Ignorance
John Tillotson

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The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.
Deception
John Tillotson

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In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but never in want.
Friends and Friendship
Irish Toast

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In a revolution, as in a novel. the most difficult part to invent is the end.
Revolutions and Revolutionaries
Alexis De Tocqueville

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The last thing a political party gives up is its vocabulary.
Words
Alexis De Tocqueville

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The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.
Reform
Alexis De Tocqueville

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The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.
America
Alexis De Tocqueville

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Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.
Management
Alexis De Tocqueville

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It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
Risk
Alvin Toffler

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun