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Small: The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debat
Charles de Gaulle
"The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines"
Charles de Gaulle, Leader
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Small: The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it
Voltaire
"The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
Voltaire
"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Words are loaded pistols
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Words are loaded pistols"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: Ambition is not a vice of little people
Michel de Montaigne
"Ambition is not a vice of little people"
Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher
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Small: My curves are not crazy
Henri Matisse
"My curves are not crazy"
Henri Matisse, Artist
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Small: Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it
"Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it"
Jean Antoine Petit-Senn, Poet
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Small: Victory belongs to the most persevering
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Victory belongs to the most persevering"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involu
Blaise Pascal
"Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Its easier to be wise for others than for ourselves
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"It's easier to be wise for others than for ourselves"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder
Paul Valery
"Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder"
Paul Valery, Poet
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Small: Nothing succeeds like success
Alexandre Dumas
"Nothing succeeds like success"
Alexandre Dumas, Dramatist
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Small: In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate
"In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
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Small: The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire
Voltaire
"The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Business is the salt of life
Voltaire
"Business is the salt of life"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unplea
Blaise Pascal
"Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action,
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
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Small: The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even
"The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
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Small: Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
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Small: There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader
Alexandre Ledru-Rollin
"There go the people.
I must follow them for I am their leader"
Alexandre Ledru-Rollin, Politician
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Small: Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value
"Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value"
Ferdinand Foch, Soldier
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Small: Audacity, more audacity, always audacity
Georges Jacques Danton
"Audacity, more audacity, always audacity"
Georges Jacques Danton, Revolutionary
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Small: Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better
Andre Gide
"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better"
Andre Gide, Novelist
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Small: The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the publi
"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money"
Alexis de Tocqueville, Historian
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Small: When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion
Voltaire
"When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth
Voltaire
"To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: It is not enough to conquer one must learn to seduce
Voltaire
"It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe
Voltaire
"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest
Voltaire
"Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: The word impossible is not in my dictionary
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The word impossible is not in my dictionary"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk
Jean-Paul Sartre
"There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese
Charles de Gaulle
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese"
Charles de Gaulle, Leader
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Small: The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants
Albert Camus
"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep
Albert Camus
"Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: Law, without force, is impotent
Blaise Pascal
"Law, without force, is impotent"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Initiative is doing the right thing without being told
Victor Hugo
"Initiative is doing the right thing without being told"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them
"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them"
Charles de Montesquieu, Philosopher
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Small: The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest
"The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest"
Jean de la Bruyere, Philosopher
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Small: Every one of us is, even from his mothers womb, a master craftsman of idols
"Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols"
John Calvin, Theologian
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Small: People dont like the true and simple they like fairy tales and humbug
"People don't like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug"
Edmond De Goncourt, Writer
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