"He is one of those wise philanthropists who in a time of famine would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks."

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“The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney.”

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“The surest way to hit a woman’s heart is to take aim kneeling.”

“As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate;" and the water, put nought in it malice.”

“A blessed companion is a book,—a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.”

“That fellow would vulgarize the day of judgment.”

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"It seemed clear to me that life and the world somehow depended upon me now. I may almost say that the world now seemed created for me alone: if I shot myself the world would cease to be at least for m…"

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Literature1871–1922

#life

"People who think that they are being "exploited" should ask themselves whether they would be missed if they left, or whether people would say: "Good riddance"?"

— Thomas Sowell

Economics1930

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"Mr. President, you said would we have more leverage if both parties got our votes, but we didn't come this far playing political games. It was those that earned our vote that got our vote. We got the …"

— Al Sharpton

Social Activism1954

#politics