Great famous quotes - Page 195

Death

We look at death through the che…

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We look at death through the cheap-glazed windows of the flesh, and believe him the monster which the flawed and cracked glass represents him. Lowell, James Russell

Destiny

We may become the makers of our …

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We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets. Popper, Karl

Change

We must adjust to changing times…

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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. Carter, Jimmy

Success

We must believe in luck for how …

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We must believe in luck for how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? Cocteau, Jean

Illusions

We must select the illusion whic…

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We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. Connolly, Cyril

Success

We must walk consciously only pa…

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We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. Thoreau, Henry David

Darwinism

We must, however, acknowledge, a…

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We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities…still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin. Darwin, Charles

Bore

We often forgive those who bore …

10 Sep , 2009  

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore. La Rochefoucauld, François

Hypocrisy

We ought to see far enough into …

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We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity. Chesterton, G.K.

Risk

We saw the risk we took in doing…

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We saw the risk we took in doing good,< Frost, Robert

Animals

We should be careful to get out …

10 Sep , 2009  

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a hot stove lid again and that is well; but also she will never sit down […]

Experience

We should be careful to get out …

10 Sep , 2009  

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it—and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold […]