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Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a...
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Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
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Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks. (tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
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There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are...
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It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, inventions and...
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The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon...
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No man chooses evil because it is evil he only mistakes it for happiness,...
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Fire is the test of gold adversity, of strong men.
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Among the virtues and vices that make up the British character, we have one...
Quote #32692
I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.