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No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man. ↗

— John Selden

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One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself. ↗

— Jack London

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But there were women in the world, and from them each of our heroes had taken to himself a wife. The good ladies were no strangers to the prowess of their husbands. and, strange as it may seem, they presumed a little upon it. ↗

— Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

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I woke up and all I could see was Iraqis standing all around me, looking down upon me. I knew at that moment something terrible had happened and I wasn't in the right place. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

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I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

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Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world. ↗

— Edwin Markham

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Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles. ↗

— David O. McKay

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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge. ↗

— Herman Melville

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Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous. ↗

— Yehudi Menuhin

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Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we knew. Everything was ours; how happy we were then, but then once upon a time never comes again. ↗

— Johnny Mercer

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