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Abd Er-Rahman III
I have now reigned about 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to fourteen.
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Henri Poincare
Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.
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John Christian Bovee
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life the one preserves, the other sweetens it.
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T. S. Eliot
Immature poets imitate mature poets steal.
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Rudyard Kipling
Every woman knows all about everything.
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Charles Scribner, Jr.
Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life.
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Elbert Hubbard
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same.
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Strickland Gillilan
RICHER THAN GOLDYou may have tangible wealth untoldCaskets of jewels and coffers of gold.Richer than I you can never be --I had a mother who read to me.
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Benjamin Franklin
He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.
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Sophocles, Ajax
Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Eugene Debs
The most heroic word in all languages is revolution.
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Henry James
It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self- conscious people in the world, and the most addicted to the belief that the other nations are in a conspiracy to under-value them.
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