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No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly. ↗

— Ausonius

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In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you. ↗

— Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

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Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases? ↗

— Aulus Persius Flaccus

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I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act. ↗

— Wilfrid Laurier

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Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music. ↗

— Paul McCartney

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No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right. ↗

— Charles Simmons

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What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now. ↗

— Maurice Strong

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