Great Quotes
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John William Fletcher
Fanaticism is the child of false zeal and of superstition, the father of intolerance and of persecution.
Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, 1825
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.
Will Durant
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
If you go flying back through time, and you see somebody else flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact.
Wilson Mizner
I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you and education.
William James
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.
M. Grundler
It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it taken from you.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The hour which gives us life begins to take it away. - Hercules Furens
Sir Thomas Beecham
Try everything once except incest and folk dancing.
Laurence Peter
Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.
Henry David Thoreau
I derive no pleasure from talking with a young woman simply because she has regular features.
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