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Good seamanship is recovering from an incident at sea. Great seamanship is avoiding an...
Quote #5449
Life itself is a quotation.
Quote #5283
We have art so that we shall not die of reality.
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We cannot command nature except by obeying her.
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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly...
Quote #13818
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
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Zeus does not bring all men’s plans to fulfillment.
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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men...
Quote #7376
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.
Quote #8931
A finished person is a boring person.