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Small: The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously
Peter Ustinov
"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously"
Peter Ustinov, Actor
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Small: Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didnt commit
Eli Khamarov
"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit"
Eli Khamarov, Writer
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Small: The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of cr
John Locke
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom"
John Locke, Philosopher
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Small: Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen
"Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen"
George Savile, Politician
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Small: Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility
"Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility"
E. F. Schumacher, Economist
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Small: Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath
"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath"
Michael Caine, Actor
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Small: Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart
William Shakespeare
"Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: The golden age is before us, not behind us
William Shakespeare
"The golden age is before us, not behind us"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes fathers that children with their judgment looked and either m
William Shakespeare
"Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: We cannot command Nature except by obeying her
Francis Bacon
"We cannot command Nature except by obeying her"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Its love that makes the world go round, my baby
Charles Dickens
"Its love that makes the world go round, my baby"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that than
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
Joseph Priestley, Scientist
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Small: The trouble with children is that theyre not returnable
"The trouble with children is that they're not returnable"
Quentin Crisp, Writer
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Small: A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present
Thomas Fuller
"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts
Charles Dickens
"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips
Charles Dickens
"Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: The true art of memory is the art of attention
Samuel Johnson
"The true art of memory is the art of attention"
Samuel Johnson, Author
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Small: Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time
John Ruskin
"Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but rather, Can they suffer?
Jeremy Bentham
"The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?""
Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher
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Small: Listen to many, speak to a few
William Shakespeare
"Listen to many, speak to a few"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all cha
William Shakespeare
"Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all chains from every mind"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: A fox should not be on the jury at a gooses trial
Thomas Fuller
"A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: The past cannot be cured
Elizabeth I
"The past cannot be cured"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths
Elizabeth I
"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: A loving heart is the truest wisdom
Charles Dickens
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Corruption is like a ball of snow, once its set a rolling it must increase
Charles Caleb Colton
"Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase"
Charles Caleb Colton, Writer
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Small: The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance
Thomas Paine
"The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance"
Thomas Paine, Writer
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Small: A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on
"A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on"
James Callaghan, Leader
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Small: A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool
William Shakespeare
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune
Thomas Fuller
"Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall
Francis Bacon
"Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year
Charles Dickens
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: And all may do what has by man been done
Edward Young
"And all may do what has by man been done"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon
Thomas Paine
"When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon"
Thomas Paine, Writer
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Small: Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition
Eli Khamarov
"Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition"
Eli Khamarov, Writer
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Small: The best thing I know between France and England is the sea
Douglas William Jerrold
"The best thing I know between France and England is the sea"
Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist
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Small: But we are not in the world to be good but to change it
Edward Bond
"But we are not in the world to be good but to change it"
Edward Bond, Playwright
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Small: It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a differe
William Ralph Inge
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion"
William Ralph Inge, Clergyman
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Small: First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and
Queen Elizabeth II
"First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys"
Queen Elizabeth II, Royalty
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