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Quote by John Wilmot

“For all Men would be Cowards if they durst: And Honesty's against all common Sense.”

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John Wilmot, born on April 1, 1647, and died on July 26, 1680, was a renowned poet in 17th-century England. His poetry, known for its bold themes and unique style, is considered one of the most controversial figures in English literary history. more

“If you have a grateful heart (which is a miracle amongst you statesmen), show it by directing the bearer to the best wine in town, and pray let not this highest point of sacred friendship be performed slightly, but go about it with all due deliberation and care, as holy priests to sacrifice, or as discreet thieves to the wary performance of burglary and shop-lifting. Let your well-discerning palate (the best judge about you) travel from cellar to cellar and then from piece to piece till it has lighted on wine fit for its noble choice and my approbation.”

“Dead we become the lumber of the world.”

World Lumber Rochester

Book:The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester

Source: The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester

“Hope gives the heart wings; the soul, an anchor.”

Giving Heart Soul Wings Anchors

Author:Janet Todd

“If we are understood, more words are unnecessary; if we are not likely to be understood, they are useless.”

Ifs Understood Useless Unnecessary

Author:Charles II of England

“I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.”

Tenderness Navy Pacific

Author:Tony Curtis

“Next to the coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.”

Next Understanding Quarrels Mistress Good Understanding

Author:George Etherege

“When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death. I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion.”

Passion Grows Can Do Endure Violent Best Things Torture Lingering Diseased Love Grows Violent Death

Author:George Etherege

“I look at a stream and I see myself: a native South African, flowing irresistibly over hard obstacles until they become smooth and, one day, disappear - flowing from an origin that has been forgotten toward an end that will never be.”

Looks Has Beens Ends Hard One Day South Forgotten Obstacles Disappear Streams Native South Africa Smooth

Author:Miriam Makeba

“I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but just letting our hair be itself. They call it the Afro Look.”

Looks Black Style Hair Black Women Afros

Author:Miriam Makeba

“I kept my culture. I kept the music of my roots. Through my music I became this voice and image of Africa and the people without even realising.”

People Culture Voice Roots Realising

Book:Makeba: The Miriam Makeba Story

Source: Makeba: The Miriam Makeba Story

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