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98 quotes (Page 3 of 4 pages)Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.
Greed
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My life is a battle.
Life and Living
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My prayer to God is a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies look ridiculous! God has granted it.
Prayer
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No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
Problems
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One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.
Coward and Cowardice
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Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.
Originality
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time.
Patience
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Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
Pleasure
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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
Prejudice
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Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
Rest
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Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.
Self-love
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Shun idleness is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
Idleness
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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter of a wise mother.
Superstition
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Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.
Superstition
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Tears are the silent language of grief.
Tears
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The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
Medicine
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
Government
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The best is the enemy of the good.
Excellence
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The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
Frankness
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The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors.
Opinions
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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
Surprises
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The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.
Pride
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The only way to compel men to speak good of us is to do it.
Character
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The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.
Churches
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The public is a ferocious beast. One must either chain it up or flee from it.
People
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun