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It is easier to know men in general than men in particular.

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Courage,

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: Courage

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age.
  • 2. When I write about a 15-year old I jump I return to the days when I was that age. It's like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually. Very vividly.
  • 3. Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.

2 Amazing

  • 1. People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
  • 2. I have an amazing relationship with my wife but sometimes there are arguments. It happens.
  • 3. Money is such an amazing teacher: What you choose to do with your money shows whether you are truly powerful or powerless.

3 Anger

  • 1. Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.
  • 2. All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.
  • 3. Anger is seldom without argument but seldom with a good one.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.
  • 2. The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the band but now they are really another band so it's all a bit weird.
  • 3. This anniversary serves to help remind the American people that in the wake of one of the greatest political scandals and misuse of power in our history as a nation scandal produced important reforms that served this nation well for two decades.

5 Architecture

  • 1. The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples no ambitions.
  • 2. Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact.
  • 3. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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