"It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man."

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Source : Xenophanes, James H. Lesher (2001). “Xenophanes of Colophon: Fragments : a Text and Translation with a Commentary”, p.197, University of Toronto Press

Xenophanes

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“Beauty like hers is genius.”

Source : Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1902). “The House of Life: A Sonnet-sequence”, p.10, Library of Alexandria
“Compassion is an alternate perception”
“Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth.”

Source : "Dear Austen". Book by Nina Bawden, 2005.
“Plan A is to hitch a ride out of here. But if they want a war, then plan B is to win it.”
“Over his shoulder I saw a star fall. It was me.”
“I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.”

Source : "Real Geek Heart Beats in Xkcd's Stick Figures" by Adrienne So, www.wired.com. November 13, 2007.
“Grieving must be done in its own time. To deny the human reality that pain hurts only delays the process.”
“May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong, may you stay forever young.”

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