"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
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Selected Quotes
"T.T.T.
When you feel how depressingly
slowly you climb,
it's well to remember that
Things Take Time. T.T.T. (Acronym in Danish: Ting Tager Tid) "
slowly you climb,
it's well to remember that
Things Take Time. T.T.T. (Acronym in Danish: Ting Tager Tid) "
"If wishes were horses
Beggars would ride:
If turnips were watches
I would wear one by my side.
And if if’s and an’s were pots and pans,
The tinker would never work! "
Beggars would ride:
If turnips were watches
I would wear one by my side.
And if if’s and an’s were pots and pans,
The tinker would never work! "
"[We] thought that once we'd climbed the mountain, it was unlikely anyone would ever make another attempt.
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"The Balkans produce more history than they can consume.
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"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.
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"Friends tell each other how they feel with relative frequency. Siblings wait for a more convenient time, like their deathbeds.
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"You pays your monies, you takes your chances
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"So if it's hidden, and it could be hidden, it's hidden really damn well, even from people who are on the inside.
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"Ignoranti quem portum petat, nullus suus ventus es.
(roughly: If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favourable to him.)
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"I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
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"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
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"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
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"It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
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