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There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.
~Author : Pierre Bayle Dictionairre Historique et Critique Famous Quotes

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
~Author : R D Laing Inspirational Sayings

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Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the earth, for he believes that he will never suffer evil in the future, as long as the gods give him success and he flourishes in his strength; but when the blessed gods bring sorrows too to pass, even these he bears, against his will, with steadfast spirit, for the thoughts of earthly men are like the day which the father of gods and men brings upon them.
~Author : Homer The Odyssey Nice Quotes

If virtue precede us every step will be safe.
~Author : Seneca Great Sayings

The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive.
~Author : Kenneth Williams Acid Drops 1980 Meaningful Sayings

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
~Author : John Adams Wise Quotes

Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.
~Author : Lois McMaster Bujold Mirror Dance 1994 p 287 Motivational Sayings

Real generosity toward the future consists in giving all to what is present.
~Author : Albert Camus Famous Quotes

To judge the real importance of an individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce.
~Author : Peter de Gasto