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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail. ↗

— Joan Blades

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Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing. ↗

— Tim Cahill

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Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. ↗

— James Fenton

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You can't do a fine thing without having seen fine examples. ↗

— William Morris Hunt

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It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. ↗

— Winston Churchill

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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. ↗

— Lou Holtz

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A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster in keeping it that way. ↗

— Marcelene Cox

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Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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