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As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.
John DonneRead
But . . . I may as well say what I should not otherwise have said, that I always knew in my heart Walt Whitman’s mind to be more like my own than any other man’s living. As he is a very great scoundrel this is not a pleasant confession.
Gerard Manley HopkinsRead
The profession of film director can and should be such a high and precious one; that no man aspiring to it can disregard any knowledge that will make him a better film director or human being.
Sergei EisensteinRead
I've always felt that even though a man was not a Christian, he still has to know the truth some way or another. Or if he was a Christian, he could know the truth. The truth itself doesn't have any name on it to me. And each man has to find this for himself, I think.
John ColtraneRead
Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy.
HippocratesRead
There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied Mathematics.
ArchimedesRead
Why do we travel to remote locations? To prove our adventurous spirit or to tell stories about incredible things? We do it to be alone amongst friends and to find ourselves in a land without man.
George Leigh MalloryRead
Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.
SophoclesRead
From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape
SophoclesRead
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
SophoclesRead
It is not righteousness to outrage A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.
SophoclesRead
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
SophoclesRead
A war undertaken and brazenly carried on for the perpetual enslavement of colored men, calls logically and loudly for colored men to help suppress it.
Frederick DouglassRead
Time broadens the scope of verses and I know of some which, like music, are everything for all men.
Jorge Luis BorgesRead
The biggest mistake of the man is that he thinks he doesn't deserve the good and the bad things from his life.
Paulo CoelhoRead
All men are different. And should do everything possible to continue to be so.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Anything a man does can bring him closer to the Supreme Wisdom, as long as he works with Love in his heart.
Paulo CoelhoRead
No man is an island. To fight the good fight we need help.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God.
Paulo CoelhoRead
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. The way men usually are, it takes a name to make something visible for them.
Friedrich NietzscheRead
I'm a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can't challenge the man I'm with if means I'm going to end up alone.
Jane FondaRead

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