"A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death."

-- Anselm of Canterbury

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“The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the theorem and inversely proportional to the effort it takes to see them.”
“The terrible newly imported American doctrine that everyone ought to do something.”

Source : Osbert Sitwell (1977). “Left Hand, Right Hand!: An Autobiography”
“What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement.”
“What you learn from bad habits and in bad society you will never forget, and it will be a lasting pang to you.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (p. 217), 1895.
“I must say one thing about southern down-home brewed coffee with chicory. If you have worms, you'll never have them again.”

Source : Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo (2003). “The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks”, p.133, Simon and Schuster
“We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end.”
“Love is still a simple act of faith, and a faithful heart is always worth the wait.”

Source : Song: Gold Don't Rust, Album: Tennessee Moon, 1996
“Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish last.”

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