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Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

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it is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.

it is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.

George R.R. Martin

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Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though th

Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though that was not so hard, for there was always a war, and generally a famine somewhere.

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When they came it was as if the lord of the world had arrive

When they came it was as if the lord of the world had arrived, and had brought all the glories of its kingdoms along; and when they went they left a calm behind which was like the deep sleep which follows an orgy.

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Friends we shall never be, you know that yourself. Whether w

Friends we shall never be, you know that yourself. Whether we shall be the happiest or the wretchedest of people--that's in your hands.

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L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle

Cassandra Clare

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literary comfort-food down

literary comfort-food down

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with his customary crooked smile, are just too unlikely to d

with his customary crooked smile, are just too unlikely to dwell upon.

Cassandra Clare

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At moments of departure and a change of life, people capable

At moments of departure and a change of life, people capable of reflecting on their actions usually get into a serious state of mind. At these moments they usually take stock of the past and make plans for the future.

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that this is Russian-A flu, not the more dangerous Swine flu

that this is Russian-A flu, not the more dangerous Swine flu.

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In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passion

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had compleatly overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.

Benjamin Franklin

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But this is not difficult, O Athenians! to escape death; but

But this is not difficult, O Athenians! to escape death; but it is much more difficult to avoid depravity, for it runs swifter than death. And now I, being slow and aged, am overtaken by the slower of the two; but my accusers, being strong and active, have been overtaken by the swifter, wickedness. And now I depart, condemned by you to death; but they condemned by truth, as guilty of iniquity and injustice: and I abide my sentence, and so do they. These things, perhaps, ought so to be, and I think that they are for the best.

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A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little

A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps thro' fear of being thought to have but little.

Benjamin Franklin

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was serene. Her Moscow troubles had become a memory to her.

was serene. Her Moscow troubles had become a memory to her.

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1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4. RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 5. FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing. 6. INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. 7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you...

Benjamin Franklin

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Speak your latent conviction. . . Else tomorrow a stranger w

Speak your latent conviction. . . Else tomorrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge o

If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not love disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in the possession of your error.

Benjamin Franklin

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There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every atta

There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself. We can all BEGIN freely--a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases out of ten a women had better show MORE affection than she feels. Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on.

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So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it

So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.

Benjamin Franklin

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His name is Legion. He is the king of nowhere.

His name is Legion. He is the king of nowhere.

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