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- A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.
- Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933)
- When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
- Anatole France (1844 - 1924)
- The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
- Paul Fix
- That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.
- Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888), Table Talk
- We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.
- G. H. Lewes, Physiology of Common Life
- It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
- Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), Bleak House
- When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Writings
- And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1961
- The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered... deeply, ...finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.
- George Washington (1732 - 1799), First Inaugural Address, Apr. 30, 1789
- We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the confidence, and the courage which flow from conviction.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Fourth Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1945
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