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Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world. Thomas Carlyle
Faith World Kings Only Brute Brute Force Force Persuasion
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. Thomas Carlyle
Wisdom Ignorance Collective Believe Individual
Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come. Thomas Carlyle
Winter Long Summer April Come Does Very Wet May Chilling Stormy Length Lap Season
For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be for ever with Him. William Barclay
Will Christian Enough Like Know Him Heaven Where Ever Jesus Speculate Need
When we love anyone with our whole hearts, life begins when we are with that person; it is only in their company that we are really and truly alive. William Barclay
Life Love Our Alive Only Truly Begins Person Hearts Anyone Really Whole Company
I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. Adam Smith
Good Those Never Known Trade Affected Done Public Much Public Good Who
The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. Alexander Graham Bell
Success Result Men Those Steady Most End Accretion In The End Success Is Successful Whose
America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men. Alexander Graham Bell
Men Country Inventors Greatest America Newspaper
All honor's wounds are self-inflicted. Andrew Carnegie
Honor Wounds Self-Inflicted
The misunderstanding out there is that we are a 'hard rock' band or a 'heavy metal' band. We've only ever been a rock n' roll band. Angus Young
Heavy Metal Band Out Only Metal Rock Misunderstanding Rock Band Rock-N-Roll Been Roll Heavy Hard Hard Rock Ever
I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless. Billy Connolly
You Word Made Before Think Terrible Because Makes Redundant Been Blow Useless Rotten
The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. David Hume
Life Man Universe Importance Greater Greater Importance Than
Truth springs from argument amongst friends. David Hume
Truth Argument Springs Friends Amongst
The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. David Hume
Patriotism Tyranny Power Heights Beaten Road Still Popularity
The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason. David Hume
Our Rules Morality Conclusion Reason
Life to me is a journey - you never know what may be your next destination. David Russell
Life Journey Me You Destination Never Know May Next Your
To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power. George MacDonald
Power Able Without Want Riches
It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are. James Mackintosh
Never Contented Right
It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist. Muriel Spark
Love Impossible Sin Does Exist Repent
Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it. Peter Marshall
Trouble Ought Our Perfectly Know Most Well Want Us
Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair. R. D. Laing
Schizophrenia Understanding Despair Without Understood Cannot
Creative people who can't help but explore other mental territories are at greater risk, just as someone who climbs a mountain is more at risk than someone who just walks along a village lane. R. D. Laing
Creative People Walks Other Someone Mental Risk More Along Greater Territories Climbs Mountain Than Just Explore Lane Help Who Creative People Village
The experience and behavior that gets labeled schizophrenic is a special strategy that a person invents in order to live in an unlivable situation. R. D. Laing
Experience Behavior Schizophrenic Situation Live Strategy Labeled Person Gets Order Special
There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain. R. D. Laing
Life Great Great Deal Pain Only Perhaps Deal Trying Avoid Avoided
Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects. Robert Burns
More Weight Armor Protects Than Suspicion Heavy
It is natural for a young fellow to like the acquaintance of females and customary for him to keep them company when occasion serves. Some one of them is more agreeable to him than the rest; there is something, he knows not what, pleases him, he knows not how, in her company. This I take to be what is called love with the greatest part of us. Robert Burns
Love Natural Rest Young Pleases Some Something More Take He Part Like Fellow Occasion Him Knows Greatest How Females Than Acquaintance Them Us Agreeable Company Keep Serve Her
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