| There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them. -- Maxim Gorky |
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Gorky, MaximEra:
1868 |
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| Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity. -- Upanishads |
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UpanishadsEra:
-800 |
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| The Soul is made of consciousness and mind; it is made of life and vision. It is made of the earth and the waters; it is made of air and space. It is made of light and darkness; it is made of desire and peace. It is made of anger and love; it is made of virtue and vice. It is made of all that is near; it is made of all that is afar. It is made of all. -- Upanishads |
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UpanishadsEra:
-800 |
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| My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. -- George Washington |
| Author:
Washington, GeorgeEra:
1732 |
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| earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds. -- Gamaliel Bailey |
| Author:
Bailey, GamalielEra:
1816 |
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| What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster! -- Jeremy Taylor |
| Author:
Taylor, JeremyEra:
1613 |
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| Yes, Love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire. -- Lord Byron |
| Author:
Byron, LordEra:
1788 |
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| Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. -- Buddha |
| Author:
BuddhaEra:
-568 |
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| Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth. -- H. L. Mencken |
| Author:
Mencken, H. L.Era:
1880 |
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| Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot: only when it is shattered, does it manifest its emptiness. -- Hung Tzu-ch'eng |
| Author:
Tzu-ch'eng, HungEra:
1593 |
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| Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization. -- Daniel Webster |
| Author:
Webster, DanielEra:
1782 |
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| The best man in his dwelling loves the earth. In his heart, he loves what is profound. In his associations, he loves humanity. In his words, he loves faithfulness. In government, he loves order. In handling affairs, he loves competence. In his activities, he loves timeliness. It is because he does not compete that he is without reproach. -- Lao-Tzu |
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Lao-TzuEra:
-604 |
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| From of old the things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has become spiritual; The Valley by unity has become full; All things by unity have come into existence. -- Lao-Tzu |
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Lao-TzuEra:
-604 |
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| The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and earth; The Named is the mother of all things. Therefore let there always be non-being so we may see their subtlety, And let there always be being so we may see their outcome. The two are the same, But after they are produced, they have different names. They both may be called deep and profound. Deeper and more profound, The door of all subtleties! -- Lao-Tzu |
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Lao-TzuEra:
-604 |
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| This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: "Here lies one of the most intelligent animals who ever appeared on the face of the earth. -- Benito Mussolini |
| Author:
Mussolini, BenitoEra:
1883 |
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| Heaven lent you a soul earth will lend a grave. -- Chinese Proverb |
| Author:
Proverb, ChineseEra:
0 |
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| There's no dearth of kindness in this world of ours; Only in our blindness we gather thorns for flowers. -- Gerald Massey |
| Author:
Massey, GeraldEra:
1828 |
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| The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth. -- Saadi |
| Author:
SaadiEra:
1184 |
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| What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. -- Marcus Aurelius |
| Author:
Aurelius, MarcusEra:
121 |
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| He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly? -- Lord Byron |
| Author:
Byron, LordEra:
1788 |
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| Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes. -- Voltaire |
| Author:
VoltaireEra:
1694 |
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| All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince. -- Plato |
| Author:
PlatoEra:
-427 |
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| As the whirlwind in its fury teareth up trees, and deformeth the face of nature, or as an earthquake in its convulsions overturneth whole cities; so the rage of an angry man throweth mischief around him. -- Akhenaton |
| Author:
AkhenatonEra:
-1375 |
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| Men at most differ as Heaven and earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell. -- Alfred Lord Tennyson |
| Author:
Tennyson, Alfred LordEra:
1809 |
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| Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. -- Daniel Webster |
| Author:
Webster, DanielEra:
1782 |
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