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Philosopher quotes

Thomas Carlyle quote: “No great man lives in vain. The…”

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Ancient wisdom

Titus Livius quote: “No crime can ever be defended on…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “My English text is chaste, and all…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “My early and invincible love of reading…”

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Ancient wisdom

Titus Livius quote: “Men are slower to recognize blessings than…”

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Ancient wisdom

Titus Livius quote: “Men are only clever at shifting blame…”

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Poet quotes

W. H. Auden quote: “May it not be that, just as…”

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Ancient wisdom

Titus Livius quote: “Many difficulties which nature throws in our…”

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Arthur Helps

Arthur Helps quote: “Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished…”

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Ancient wisdom

Titus Livius quote: “Luck is of little moment to the…”

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Lion Feuchtwanger

Lion Feuchtwanger quote: “Like the philosopher, the author views his…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “Let us read with method, and propose…”

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Actor quotes

Sarah Bernhardt quote: “Legend remains victorious in spite of history…”

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Arthur Helps

Arthur Helps quote: “Keep your feet on the ground, but…”

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Novelist quotes

William Faulkner quote: “It is my aim, and every effort…”

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Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee quote: “It is a paradoxical but profoundly true…”

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Arthur Helps

Arthur Helps quote: “It has always appeared to me, that…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “It has always been my practice to…”

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Arthur Helps

Arthur Helps quote: “Is boredom anything less than the sense…”

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Arthur Helps

Arthur Helps quote: “In a balanced organization, working towards a…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “I was never less alone than when…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “I understand by this passion the union…”

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Lion Feuchtwanger

Lion Feuchtwanger quote: “I should add that it is open…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “I never make the mistake of arguing…”

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Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee quote: “I do not believe that civilizations have…”

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Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee quote: “I can not think of any circumstances…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “I am indeed rich, since my income…”

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Barbara Tuchman

Barbara Tuchman quote: “Honor wears different coats to different eyes…”

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon quote: “Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect…”

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou quote: “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be…”

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