"Sometimes an ill favored bitch gnaws a good chord."

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“To whom thy secret thou dost tell, to him thy freedom thou dost sell.”

“To have gold brings fear; to have none brings grief.”

“He that hath once got the fame of an early riser, may sleep till noon.”

“There's fence against all things except death.”

“He will bless God, and love England ever after”

“Affection is blind reason.”

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— Hariprasad Chaurasia

Entertainment1938

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"Yamanaka: "Good music has no borders, no race, and is timeless!"

— Sawao Yamanaka

Music1968

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— Patrick Henry

Politics1736–1799

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"Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you — you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside."

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Literature1918–2008

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