Decimius Magnus Ausonius Quotes
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The devil smiles when we make plans. He laughs when we get too
busy. But he trembles when we pray-especially when we pray together.
Corrie Ten Boom
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The largest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy and prosperity, is no longer socialism. It is, instead, the ambitious, arrogant, unscrupulous ideology of environmentalism.
Vaclav Klaus
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But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people - first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy.
Albert Einstein
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In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates.
William Hazlitt
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Braying of arrogant brass, whimper of querulous reeds.
William Watson
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I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.
Claude Monet
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You are too arrogant for your own good. I officially de-mate you. Go away. I never want to see you again. Except maybe tonight. Naked. Your place. But after that, no more.
Katie MacAlister
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There are moments when the inner life actually 'pays,' when years of self-scrutiny, conducted for no ulterior motive, are suddenly of practical use.
E. M. Forster
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This is being transparently done to promote a very poor site . . . in order to accommodate the industry.
Arjun Makhijani
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Tom [Collins] was a great influence on me. He really pushed me...constantly demanded rewrites. And, as much as I despised them, it was the best thing that could have happened because he just wouldn't settle for less. It had to be right, and it had to be good.
Dean Dillon
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The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.
Stephen Covey
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Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Decimius Magnus Ausonius