“The universe is wider than our views of it.” – Henry David Thoreau
"The universe is wider than our views of it." – Henry David Thoreau
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"Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?" – Kahlil Gibran
“Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then …
"He that would live in peace and at ease, Must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees" – Benjamin Franklin
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"There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless." – Niccolo Machiavelli
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"If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little" – George Carlin
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"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" – Confucius
“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?” – Confucius
"Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us" – Oscar Wilde
“Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us” – Oscar Wilde
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." – T.S. Eliot
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"The leaves of memory seemed to make A mournful rustling in the dark" – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The leaves of memory seemed to make A mournful rustling in the dark” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." – Mark Twain
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain