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I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius of some youth is more easily brought into action this way, than by the more sordid gratification of self-interest. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

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Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the purest motives; and that gracious common Parent, who loves all his children alike, beholds with approbation every one who worships him in sincerity. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

#approbation #beholds #children #common #differently

There is no such thing as a person that nothing has happened to, and each person's story is as different as his fingertips. ↗

— Elsa Lanchester

#each #fingertips #happened #his #nothing

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat. ↗

— Ann Landers

#ever #his #nobody #own #sweat

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue. ↗

— Andrew Lang

#hold #invaluable #missed #opportunity #tongue

Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors. ↗

— Irving Langmuir

#benefits #endeavors #enumerated #fellow #happy

I have heard Mr. Romney's speech's many times on television and the radio and I have even read his book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness and I must say that out of all the gentleman running for the presidency Mr. Romney is, in my opinion, the best one to fit the bill. ↗

— Angela Lansbury

#apology #best #bill #book #case

I wanted to be that cranky old guy that stands on his porch and yells at the neighborhood kids. ↗

— Robert Lansing

#guy #his #i #kids #neighborhood

It means that the men who hold the means of life control our lives, and, because we workingmen have tried to get some measure of justice, some measure of betterment, they deny the right of the human being to associate with his fellow. ↗

— James Larkin

#because #being #betterment #control #deny

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective. ↗

— John Buchan

#born #bottom #detective #every #every man