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“Old Age, a second child, by nature curst With more and greater evils than the first, Weak, sickly, full of pains: in ev'ry breath Railing at life, and yet afraid of death.”
Source : 'Gotham' (1764) bk. 1, l. 215
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“I hammer on a theme until I'm tired of it and the audience is tired of it.”
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“I don't like to be gone all weekend and at night too. Because for 20 years, I've had children who are in school.”
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“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”
Source : George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.97, Rowman & Littlefield
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“I've heard a lot of variation of similar questions, but it's interesting to see the variations of audiences and how different people respond, so I think it's all valid. I don't take it personally at this point, which I probably would have at Sundance. But it's really thrilling.”
Source : Source: collider.com
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“Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.”
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“I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion.”
Source : Nicolas Malebranche (2014). “Dialogues on Metaphysics”, p.201, Routledge
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“The violent have been victorious for most of history because they kindled the fear with which everyone is born.”
Source : "An Intimate History of Humanity". Book by Theodore Zeldin, 1994.
