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Quote by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

“Suspicion follows close on mistrust.”

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a prominent German writer and philosopher, known for his contributions to the Enlightenment. He is celebrated for his plays, poetry, and literary criticism, which often explored moral and philosophical themes. more

“Any day above ground is a good one. A woman's beauty is her inherent ability to better a man in every way. My father, now in heaven, is the watcher of birds. And his eye is on his sparrow. God, in his great silence, is still there. Of that I haven't a single doubt. Music is the balm that heals the ache of a forlorn star.”

Men Way Stills Eye Father Heaven Stars Ability Silence Doubt Havens Music Is Bird Heal His Eyes Inherent Silence Is Ache Sparrows Watchers Forlorn Women's Beauty

Author:Donald E. Williams, Jr.

“Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody.”

Men Today Fate Disaster Linked

Book:The Little Virtues

Source: The Little Virtues

“The Eagles ended on a rather abrupt note, although in retrospect I realize now that it had been ending for quite some time.”

Realizing Notes Eagles Retrospect

Author:Don Henley

“The Eagles and the critics were not the best of friends.”

Critics Eagles

Author:Don Henley

“I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.”

Want Stills Desire Ability Talent Sheer Discounts Talents And Abilities

Author:Don Henley

“Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the mandate that alone upholds the legitimacy and dignity of his office.”

Mean Individual Violence Office Dignity Contrary Cynicism Confession Declaration Governance Empowered Mandates Legitimacy Cynic

Author:Wole Soyinka

“There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.”

Theater Fingertips

Author:Wole Soyinka

“Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.”

Firsts Wells Alive Theater

Author:Wole Soyinka

“Malice, in its false witness, promotes its tale with so cunning a confusion, so mingles truths with falsehoods, surmises with certainties, causes of no moment with matters capital, that the accused can absolutely neither grant nor deny, plead innocen.”

Matter Moments Causes Deny Tales Confusion Certainty Witness Grants Falsehood Accused Cunning Malice False Witness

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“It many times falls out that we deem ourselves much deceived in others because we first deceived ourselves.”

Firsts Fall Deceit Deceived

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

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