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189 quotes (Page 7 of 8 pages)There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
Humankind
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There is a great deal of human nature in people.
Human Nature
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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
Optimism
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There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.
Speakers and Speaking
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There is nothing sadder than a young pessimist.
Pessimism
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There is nothing so annoying as a good example!!
Example
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There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American.
America
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There's always something about your success that displeases even your best friends.
Success
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Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered -- either by themselves or by others.
Genius
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Thunder is impressive, but it is lightning that does the work.
Work
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To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler and less trouble.
Teachers and Teaching
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To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature Congressman.
Uncategorised
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To stop smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know; I've done it a thousand times.
Habit
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To succeed in the other trades, capacity must be shown; in the law, concealment of it will do.
Law and Lawyers
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True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god.
Irreverence
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Truth is neither alive nor dead; it just aggravates itself all the time.
Truth
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Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Prayer
Mark Twain
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Virtue has never been as respectable as money.
Virtue
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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
Alcohol and Alcoholism
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We are all alike, on the inside.
Equality
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We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
Conformity
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We have the best government that money can buy.
Government
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We like a man to come right out and say what he thinks, if we agree with him.
Thoughts and Thinking
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What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
Plagiarism
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When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Deception
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun