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2466 quotesThe way to be nothing is to do nothing.
Idleness
Nathaniel Howe
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The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most of all.
Books - Reading
William Dean Howells
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A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.
Committees and Meetings
Elbert Hubbard
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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Memory
Elbert Hubbard
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Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Character
Elbert Hubbard
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Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
Charity
Elbert Hubbard
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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.
Decisions
Elbert Hubbard
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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
Ability
Elbert Hubbard
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Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Action
Elbert Hubbard
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Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
Secrets
Elbert Hubbard
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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Critics and Criticism
Elbert Hubbard
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When someone says it ain't the money, but its the principal of the thing, it's the money.
Money
Elbert Hubbard
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If there is anything a public servant hates to do it is something for the public.
Politicians and Politics
Kin Hubbard
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Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
Busyness
Kin Hubbard
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The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
Agreement
Kin Hubbard
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There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.
Blindness
L. Ron Hubbard
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Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.
Compromise
Howard Hughes
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A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
Compliments
Victor Hugo
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Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.
Action
Victor Hugo
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.
Thoughts and Thinking
David Hume
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Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.
Government
David Hume
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Berlioz says nothing in his music, but he says it magnificently.
Music
James G. Huneker
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He is rich who owes nothing.
Happiness
Hungarian Proverb
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The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.
Self-denial
Leigh Hunt
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Most human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Apathy
Aldous Huxley
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun