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“A lecture is an occasion when you numb one end to benefit the other.”

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John Gould (September 14, 1804 - February 3, 1881) was a British ornithologist and illustrator. He is renowned for his exquisite bird illustrations, which were widely used in scientific research and natural history literature. more

“All systems of morality are fine. The gospel alone has exhibited a complete assemblage of the principles of morality, divested of all absurdity. It is not composed, like your creed, of a few common-place sentences put into bad verse. Do you wish to see that which is really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer.”

Wish Prayer Lord Principles Like You Fine Morality Bible Sentences Repeats Creeds Verses Absurdity Sublime Commonplace Assemblage

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”

Nations Education Four Advice Thousand Newspapers Journalist Hostile Giver Tutor Bayonets

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination.”

Determination Energetic True Wisdom

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.”

Heart Children Father Speak Glory Illusion Charm

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“Do you know what is more hard to bear than the reverses of fortune? It is the baseness, the hideous ingratitude, of man.”

Knows Men Hard Bears Fortune Do You Know Reverse Hideous Ingratitude Baseness

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

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