#far

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#assume #being #citizens #contented #critics

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. ↗

— Ralph W. Sockman

#far #highly #how #how far #humility

So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny. ↗

— Todd Solondz

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I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems. ↗

— Hans Frank

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It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past, we do not probably trace its real source. ↗

— Frederick Soddy

#beliefs #curious #example #far #for example

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other writers. As long as the well doesn't run dry, I imagine this will be the case. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#case #dry #far #i #ideas

After Mary Queen of Scots, I turned to the farthest subject possible: Cromwell. ↗

— Antonia Fraser

#cromwell #farthest #i #mary #possible

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near. ↗

— Sophocles

#every #every man #far #man #near

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men. ↗

— Sophocles

#both #brings #fares #fortune #future

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time. ↗

— Sophocles

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