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two enemy lasts
There are two sorts of pity: one is a balm and the other a poison; the first is realized by our friends, the last by our enemies. Charles Sumner
two miracle normal
In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural. Charles Edison
two religion plunder
There are only two things in which the false professors of all religions have agreed--to persecute all other sects and to plunder their own. Charles Caleb Colton
two debt possession
There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts.
two firsts quarrels
Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than things; and, secondly, to examine whether that on which we differ is worth contending about.
two iron gold
There are two metals, one of which is omnipotent in the cabinet, and the other in the camp--gold and iron. He that knows how to apply them both may indeed attain the highest station.
two together mistress
If often happens too, both in courts and in cabinets, that there are two things going on together,--a main plot and an under-plot; and he that understands only one of them will, in all probability, be the dupe of both. A mistress may rule a monarch, but some obscure favorite may rule the mistress.
two may acquaintance
Make the most of the day, by determining to spend it on two sorts of acquaintances only--those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something may be learned.
two people way
There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
history action function
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one. Charles de Gaulle
history who-we-are way
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. David McCullough
history want done
No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.
history social shank
History is the shank of the social sciences. C. Wright Mills
history lafayette might
For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries. Cesare Pavese
history want grants
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. Cary Grant
history
When you think about it, history is made to be broken. That's the way we look at it. E. Hicks
history lists surprise
History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. Kurt Vonnegut
history
History! Read it and weep!
venus scrutiny firmament
By undue profundity we perplex and enfeeble thought; and it is possible to make even Venus herself vanish from the firmament by a scrutiny too sustained, too concentrated, or too direct. Edgar Allan Poe
venus
She is Venus when she smiles; / But she's Juno when she walks, / And Minerva when she talks. Ben Jonson
venus youth sin
Alas, alas, that ever love was sin! I ever followed natural inclination Under the power of my constellation And was unable to deny, in truth, My chamber of Venus to a likely youth. Geoffrey Chaucer
venus lifetime enough
A lifetime with Venus Williams will not be enough. Serena Williams
venus and-love kind
Venus is kind to creatures as young as we;We know not what we do, and while we're youngWe have the right to live and love like gods. Ovid
venus way eclipse
The Venus transit is not a spectacle the way a total solar eclipse is a spectacle. Neil deGrasse Tyson
venus today helping
The Venus Project is a concept that could happen today but it is not up to me, it depends on what others do to help bring it about. Jacque Fresco
venus dare command
An American Virgin would never dare command; an American Venus would never dare exist. Henry Adams
venus-de-milo boxing missing
When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves. John Barrymore