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A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
Saying Nothing Witty Proves
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce. Voltaire
Enough Must Seduce Learn Conquer
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. Voltaire
Beast Must Ferocious Either Public Flee Chain
A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men. W. E. B. Du Bois
Education Training School Matter Walls Men Single Definite System One Thing Object Mere Develops House Schools Within Without Does Nor Human Which Whole Thing
Education and work are the levers to uplift a people. W. E. B. Du Bois
Work Education People Uplift
A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills. W. E. B. Du Bois
Work Rights Manly Complaint Striving Thousand Would Civil Civil Rights More Dogged Than Little Whining Us Less Bills Credit
But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire. W. E. B. Du Bois
Women Black Fire Doubt Other Brought Could Through Sincerely Devilish Most Up Any Race
One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. W. E. B. Du Bois
Alone Strength Thoughts Dark Asunder Torn Feels Ideals Souls Dogged His American Being Body Warring Whose Ever Keeps Two
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Walter Anderson
First To Be Honest Difficult Our Our Lives Ourselves Risk Only Take Most Improve Lives Chance Chances Honest
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary. Warren Bennis
Teacher Better Mediocrity Everywhere Insights Only Excellence Studying Exemplary Truly Than Ordinary Lessons Original Found Profound
There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. Washington Irving
Adversity Woman Heart Dark Prosperity Fire Every Broad Lies Daylight Hour Up Heavenly Which Dormant Spark
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all. Washington Irving
Love Mom Mother Enemies Father Become Back Brothers Brothers And Sisters Husbands Through Inveterate Wives His Sisters Child May Endures Turn Desert
The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use. Washington Irving
Tool Only Sharper Gets Use Tongue
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence. William S. Burroughs
Alone Religion Silence You Country Live Must No Country Allies Learn Exist
The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body. William S. Burroughs
Technology Confuse Purpose Brain Body Serve
A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on. William S. Burroughs
Paranoid Someone Knows Going Little Who
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. William S. Burroughs
Change Political Mind Architects Fact Implement Real Artists Legislators After Who
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing. William S. Burroughs
Love Buy You Pet Care Nothing Cat He Course Does Shelter Itself Offer Offers Wants Services
Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller. William S. Burroughs
Love Natural Most
Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors. Quentin Crisp
Health Consists Neighbors Having Diseases Same
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. Quentin Crisp
People Think Other Ourselves Reconcile About Purpose Opinion Glowing Existence Very Hold Us Appalling Things
Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way. Adam McKay
Good Skin Thinking Way Backward Someone Color Come Like Judging Anything Skin Color Based
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. Agatha Christie
Love You People Thought Looking See Only How How Much Curious Just Them Realize Much Ridiculous
Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human. Agatha Christie
Evil Superhuman Something Than Human Less
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second. Agatha Christie
Justice Innocent Too Much Mercy First Too Crimes Further Resulted Had Put Were Been Often Which Victims Much Who Second Fatal Need
Sweetness is the opposite of machismo, which is everywhere - and I really don't get on with machismo. I'm interested in sensitivity and weakness and fear and anxiety because I think that, at the end of the day, behind our masks, that's what we are. Alain de Botton
Day Anxiety Fear End Of The Day Think Our Everywhere Weakness Masks Because Opposite End Get Behind Which Interested Sensitivity Really Sweetness
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