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539 quotesNo egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.
Christians and Christianity
W. Somerset Maugham
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotations
W. Somerset Maugham
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
Marriage
Andre Maurois
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What is important is not to be able to read rapidly, but to be able to decide what not to read.
Books - Reading
James T. Mccay
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Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable.
Lies and Lying
William Mcilvanney
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Become all that you are capable of becoming!
Excellence
Robert J. Mckain
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Man is the principal syllable in Management.
Management
C. T. Mckenzie
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
Change
Menander of Athens
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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Politicians and Politics
H. L. Mencken
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
Faith
H. L. Mencken
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Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.
Theology
H. L. Mencken
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The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
Mind
Henry Miller
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Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions.
Birth Control
Spike Milligan
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It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness.
Eyes
John Milton
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To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
Blindness
John Milton
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None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness.
Passion
Gabriel Riqueti Mirabeau
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There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.
Wealth
Wilson Mizner
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It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do for which we are accountable.
Responsibility
Moliere
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I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
Advice
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.
Love
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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How many things served us but yesterday as articles of faith, which today we deem but fables?
Belief
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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Nature should have been pleased to have made this age miserable, without making it also ridiculous.
Age and Aging
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.
Poverty and The Poor
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
Wisdom
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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No place in England where everyone can go is considered respectable.
Respectability
George Moore
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun