Quote #11627
Brutality creates respect.
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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only...
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One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of...
Quote #12225
To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing...
Quote #27840
It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the...
Quote #8419
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown...
Quote #13947
Take hope from the heart of man, and you make him a beast of...
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Underlying the whole scheme of civilization is the confidence men have in each other,...
Quote #4754
A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.
Quote #10074
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.