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“A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself as a thought-evolved being. For such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as he develops a right understanding, and sees ever more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, he ceases to fuss, fume, worry, and grieve. He remains poised, steadfast, serene.”
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“Not being the sort to throw a book, she pounded her fist on her cushion.”
Source : Ellen Kushner (2006). “The Privilege of the Sword”, p.12, Spectra
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“Our border patrol does a great job under these very dangerous conditions. They use very sophisticated equipment, including gamma rays, to detect drugs and illegal immigrants as they enter the U.S.”
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“There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day.”
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“The men who make history have not time to write it.”
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“The ancient dream of man to fly among the stars and go through the could and look down on the lands and seas has degenerated in its realization to the socialized and apathetic behavior of passengers who hardly look out the windows.”
Source : Growing Up Absurd" by Paul Goodman, (p. 144), 1956.
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“Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.”
Source : Susanna Moodie (2011). “Roughing it in the Bush: Or, Life in Canada”, p.158, Cambridge University Press
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“I crawled into my book and pulled the pages over my head...”
Source : Laurie R. King (2014). “A Monstrous Regiment of Women”, p.124, Allison & Busby
