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We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.
Wisdom
Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Control
Abraham Lincoln

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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Power
Abraham Lincoln

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Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.
Reverie
John Locke

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There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
Discipline
Louis XIV

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Folks never understand the folks they hate.
Understanding
James Russell Lowell

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Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.
Faith
Martin Luther

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Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen!
Courage
Martin Luther

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Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Friends and Friendship
Robert Lynd

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The mind that does not understand is the Buddha. There is no other.
Zen
Ma-Tsu

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She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts.
Catholicism
Thomas B. Macaulay

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Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
Self-praise
John Madden

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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
Freedom
Madonna

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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Purpose
Malcolm X

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How long will they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?
Inaction
Bob Marley

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A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.
Opinions
Marshall Mcluhan

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Good taste is the first refuge of the non creative. It is the last ditch stand of the artist.
Taste
Marshall Mcluhan

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Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius crater for an inkstand!
Writers and Writing
Herman Melville

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The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.
Custom
John Stuart Mill

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To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman.
Understanding
John Stuart Mill

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They also serve who only stand and wait.
Patience
John Milton

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It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one.
Poetry and Poets
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Let Nature have her way; she understands her business better than we do.
Nature
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.
Indecision
Marianne Moore

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United we stand, divided we fall.
Unity
George Pope Morris

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun