#sence

Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

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For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced. ↗

— Arthur Machen

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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ↗

— James Madison

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The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy. ↗

— David Mamet

#philosophy

Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect. ↗

— Jose Marti

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Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness. ↗

— Margaret Millar

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The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity. ↗

— Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action? ↗

— Arthur Miller

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I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries. ↗

— Art Modell

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