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Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. Bertrand Russell
Life Competition Victim Nothing Criminal Rather Than
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. Bertrand Russell
Respect Tyranny Prison Submission Starvation Unnecessary Out Insofar Voluntary Beyond Opinion Goes Anything Public Should Avoid Public Opinion Keep Necessary
Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. Charles Spurgeon
Humility Self Make Estimate Right
Grow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God's promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity. Charles Spurgeon
God Faith Grace Simplicity Promises Believe Increase More Allow Firmly Firmness Than Which Root Your Fullness Grow Ever
People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings. David Millar
People Opportunity Mistakes Think Second Chance Punished Given Make Forgiven Human Human Beings Should Beings Second Chance
What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? George Orwell
You Yourself Argument More Gives Simply Fair His Hearing Intelligent Than Persists Against Then Your Who Lunacy Lunatic
It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur. Gilbert Parker
Broken Heart Pride Broken Heart
Mathematics has beauty and romance. It's not a boring place to be, the mathematical world. It's an extraordinary place; it's worth spending time there. Marcus du Sautoy
Time Mathematics World Worth Beauty Extraordinary Spending Spending Time Boring Mathematical Romance Place
When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27. Sid Waddell
Tears Salt Alexander Worlds Cried More Only He Because Were Eric Conquer
I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after. Cat Stevens
Good Prevail You Justice People Wait Will Good People Sense Live See Brought Am End Up Optimist Get Confident Common After In The End Story Common Sense Happily Belief Ever Ever After
When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there. George Harrison
You Peace Waiting Yourself Mind Seen Peace Of Mind Find Beyond May Then
It takes so much strength to say to your ego, 'You know what? You're going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.' George Michael
Strength Me You Ego Lonely Say Takes Know Going Much Your Ignore Keep
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
War Jealousy Sports Words Hatred Nothing Other Pleasure Rules Minus Bound Fair Sadistic Fair Play Sport Witnessing Up Shooting In Other Words Serious Play Disregard Violence
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. George Orwell
Mind Power Holding Both Simultaneously Accepting Contradictory Them Means Beliefs Two
Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. George Orwell
Class Patriotism Hatred Stronger Always Than Internationalism
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. James Allen
Success Beautiful Wisdom Good Man Mind Power More Greater Calmness Becomes His Tranquil Influence Jewels
Riding a bicycle is the summit of human endeavour - an almost neutral environmental effect coupled with the ability to travel substantial distances without disturbing anybody. The bike is the perfect marriage of technology and human energy. Jeremy Corbyn
Environmental Travel Technology Marriage Bicycle Energy Distances Summit Ability Disturbing Perfect Neutral Almost Coupled Without Effect Endeavour Human Substantial Anybody Bike Riding
Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing. John Donne
Great Nature Harmless Only Great Thing Masterpiece Elephant Thing
Serenity is the balance between good and bad, life and death, horrors and pleasures. Life is, as it were, defined by death. If there wasn't death of things, then there wouldn't be any life to celebrate. Norman Davies
Life Death Good Balance Celebrate Defined Pleasures Bad Life And Death Horrors Between Were Any Then Good And Bad Serenity Things
My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again. Richard Branson
Attitude You Moving Forward Try Face Fall Back Back Up Always Least Been Up Get Flat Again Moving Your Forward
All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God. Thomas Browne
Art God Nature All Things Artificial Things
I never worry about action, but only inaction. Winston Churchill
Action Worry About Only Never Inaction
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. Winston Churchill
Politics Game Business Earnest
'No comment' is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again. Winston Churchill
Splendid Am Comment Again Using Expression
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. Winston Churchill
Quality Courage First Others Rightly Qualities Because Human Esteemed Which Human Qualities Guarantees
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. Winston Churchill
Virtues Admire He None Vices Dislike
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