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The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us. ↗

— Madame de Stael

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The necessity of every one paying in his own labor for what he consumes, affords the only legitimate and effectual check to excessive luxury, which has so often ruined individuals, states and empires; and which has now brought almost universal bankruptcy upon us. ↗

— Josiah Warren

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Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it. ↗

— Macy Gray

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Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern. ↗

— Edward Moore

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All we can do is play ball. Every time we go out on the field, we do what we do in America - live in the freedom that our country affords us. ↗

— Tim Salmon

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I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again. ↗

— Foxy Brown

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For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time to time, and they usually say very appreciative things. It affords me a great deal of pleasure. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

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Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. ↗

— John Burroughs

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The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. ↗

— Northrop Frye

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The first reading of a Will, where a person dies worth anything considerable, generally affords a true test of the relations' love to the deceased. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

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