#often

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions. ↗

— Andre Gide

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The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too obvious. ↗

— Andre Gide

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The individual whose vision encompasses the whole world often feels nowhere so hedged in and out of touch with his surroundings as in his native land. ↗

— Emma Goldman

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Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realisation. I've had what I thought were great ideas that just didn't work. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

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Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

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Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as a properly scientific subject at all. This claim is rhetorical nonsense. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

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Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

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To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

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We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

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Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. ↗

— Billy Graham

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