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Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. Friedrich Schiller
Inspirational Freedom Grace Beauty Influence Form
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. George Bernard Shaw
Argument Become Believe See Something Blind Want Against Moment Suddenly
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. George Bernard Shaw
Man He Sport Him Calls Tiger Ferocity Wants
Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Forgiveness You Man Yourself Neither He Beware Return Does Nor Blow Forgive Forgives Your Who
Many hands make light work. John Heywood
Work Light Make Hands Many
The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. Marcel Pagnol
Future Be Happy Happy People Better Will Past Resolved Worse Find See Always Than Hard Less Reason Present
Hatred is blind, as well as love. Oscar Wilde
Love Hatred Blind Well
I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. Oscar Wilde
God Man Think I Think Ability Somewhat Overestimated His Creating
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. William Shakespeare
Time Me Doth Now Waste Wasted Wasted Time
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare
Slow Stumble Run Wisely Fast
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself. William Shakespeare
Yourself Furnace Foe Hot Heat Your
Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space. Wole Soyinka
Dictatorship Space Alien Nation Outer Outer Space Remains Exist Ceases Planet Slaves
If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding. Zora Neale Hurston
Good You Feeling Pay Other Folks Abuse Misunderstanding Doing Want Then Good Feeling Things
I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife. Zora Neale Hurston
World I Am Busy Too Weep Knife Sharpening Oyster Am
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry. Anton Chekhov
Loneliness You Marry Afraid
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. Brendan Behan
Food Beer Winter Women Old Men Stronger Society Summer Total Except Cheaper Roads Safer Makes Irreverence Anything Happier Which Warmer Old Men Old Women Connected
Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. George Bernard Shaw
Class Soul Independence Every Earth Blasphemy Another Dependent Middle Middle Class Us
An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him. Oscar Wilde
Man Enemies Excellent He Like Him None His Friends
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport. William Shakespeare
Sport Boy Gods Wanton Us Flies
I was adored once too. William Shakespeare
Too Once Adored
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear. Zora Neale Hurston
Anger Fear Beast Drive Broom Off Grab
Science never solves a problem without creating ten more. George Bernard Shaw
Science Problem Ten More Never Without Creating
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw
Religion Bible Man Says He Always Convinced Means Ever Believes
Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else. George Bernard Shaw
Love Exaggeration Love Is Everybody Everybody Else Else Between Person Difference Gross
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career. George Bernard Shaw
Political Nothing Everything Points He Clearly Knows Political Career Thinks Career
It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn't say. Jules Renard
You Anger Word Too Much Pay Thinking Too Other Enough Say Mad About Never He Spoke Fellow Till Heap Stings Blown Blown Away Storm Then Much Choke Away Deepest Things
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