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“Prejudices are the refuge of those who cannot think for themselves.”

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Diane Comtesse was a French author born on October 3, 1829, and passed away on December 19, 1899. Her works were well-received by readers, known for their unique literary style and profound thought. more

“Life is a building. It rises slowly, day by day throughout the years. Every new lesson we learn lays a block on the edifice, which is rising silently within us. Every experience, every touch of another life on ours, every influence that impresses us, every book we read, every conversation we hear, every act of our commonest days, adds something to the invisible building.”

Life Years Book Life Is Influence Building Lessons Conversation Lays Add Invisible Block Rising Impress Another Life Edifice

Author:J.R. Miller

“Can't you see that I'm only advising you to beg yourself not to be so dumb”

Stupid Dumb

Author:Petronius

“The conqueror and king in each of us is the . . . Knower of truth. . . . Let that Knower awaken in us and drive the horses of the mind, emotions, and physical body on the pathway which that king has chosen.”

Mind Body Truth Emotion Knowledge Kings Horse Chosen Pathways Conqueror Physical Body

Author:George Arundale

“So much of learning to be an American is learning not to let your individuality become a nuisance.”

Values Democratic Individuality Nuisance

Author:Edgar Friedenberg

“The ruin of most men dates from some idle moment.”

Men Moments Ruins Idle

Author:George Stillman Hillard

“Evil is whatever distracts.”

Evil Literature Madness

Book:The Blue Octavo Notebooks

Source: The Blue Octavo Notebooks

“American presidents always avoid shaking hands with brutal dictators, except when it's advantageous to do so.”

Hands President Brutal Dictator Shaking American President Shaking Hands

Author:Elizabeth Sherman Lindsay

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