"The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood."

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Source : John Boyle O'Reilly (1888). “Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport”

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“People should take time to be happy.”
“The idea that all problems either have a solution or can be shown to be pseudo-problems is not one I share.”

Source : Raymond Geuss (2009). “Outside Ethics”, p.9, Princeton University Press
“Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes.”
“Efforts to revive the art principles of the past at best produce works of art that resemble a stillborn child.”
“If I am cheated or betrayed, I will react.”
“Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for - I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times.”

Source : Kate Langley Bosher (2005). “How It Happened”, p.15, 1st World Publishing
“An injudicious and malignant enemy often serves the cause he means to injure; but a feeble friend never attains that end.”

Source : William Wordsworth, Ernest De Selincourt, Dorothy Wordsworth, Shaver, Chester L (1988). “The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth”, Clarendon Press
“I also urge the Obama administration - both on its own and in cooperation with other responsible governments around the world - to use all legal means necessary to shut down WikiLeaks before it can do more damage by releasing additional cables. WikiLeaks' activities represent a shared threat to collective international security.”

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