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“All political arrangements, in that they have to bring a variety of widely-discordant interests into unity and harmony, necessarily occasion manifold collisions. From these collisions spring misproportions between men's desires and their powers; and from these, transgressions. The more active the State is, the greater is the number of these.”

Men States Political Desire Interest Numbers Greater Spring Harmony Unity Active Variety Occasions Arrangements Collision Transgression Manifold

Author:Wilhelm von Humboldt

“Accustom yourself to submit on all and every occasion, and on the most minute, no less than on the most important circumstances of life, to a small present evil, to obtain a greater distant good. This will give decision, tone, and energy to the mind, which, thus disciplined, will often reap victory from defeat and honor from repulse.”

Giving Mind Important Evil Energy Decision Greater Minutes Victory Honor Circumstances Defeat Occasions Tone Submit Reap Every Occasion

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“Euripides was wont to say, silence was an answer to a wise man; but we seem to have greater occasion for it in our dealing with fools and unreasonable persons; for men of breeding and sense will be satisfied with reason and fair words.”

Men Persons Reason Seems Answers Silence Greater Wise Fool Fairs Satisfied Occasions Breeding Unreasonable

Author:Plutarch

“Be careful how you do one man a pleasure which must needs occasion equal displeasure in another. For he who is thus slighted will not forget, but will think the offence to himself the greater in that another profits by it; while he who receives the pleasure will either not remember it, or will consider the favour done him less than it really was.”

Thinking Men Needs Done Remember Forget Pleasure Greater Equal Profit Careful Occasions One Man Be Careful Favour Offence Displeasure Slighted

Book:Counsels and Reflections of Francesco Guicciardini

Source: Counsels and Reflections of Francesco Guicciardini

“What occasions the greater part of the world's quarrels? Simply this: Two minds meet and do not understand each other in time enough to prevent any shock of surprise at the conduct of either party.”

World Mind Two Enough Party Greater Surprise Occasions Shock Quarrels Disagreement Two Minds

Book:The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats

Source: The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats

“Of all the senseless babble I have ever had occasion to read, the demonstrations of these philosophers who undertake to tell us all about the nature of God would be the worst, if they were not surpassed by the still greater absurdities of the philosophers who try to prove that there is no God.”

Ifs Trying Stills God Would Be Greater Worst Prove Philosophical Philosopher Occasions Absurdity Demonstration There Is No God

Author:Thomas Huxley

“None seem to bear the imputation of supposed guilt with greater intolerance than such as are, on other occasions, obviously culpable of vice or crime.”

Seems Greater Crime Bears Guilt Vices Occasions Intolerance

Author:Norm MacDonald

“The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part of their little revenue is spent in getting it. The luxuries and vanities of life occasion the principal expense of the rich, and a magnificent house embellishes and sets off to the best advantage all the other luxuries and vanities which they possess ... It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.”

Should Littles House Difficult Poor Rich Greater Advantage Luxury Vanity Occasions Proportion Expenses Principal Magnificent Taxation Revenue Unreasonable Progressive Taxation

Author:Adam Smith

“It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.”

Love Believe May Mother Found Sin Love Is Greater Failing Humility Daughter Gains Corners Commit Occasions Midst My Daughter Believe In Me Lapses

Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila

Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila

“Excepting a religious ceremonial, there is no occasion where greater dignity of manner is required of ladies and gentlemen both, than in occupying a box at the opera. For a gentleman especially no other etiquette is so exacting.”

Religious Greater Dignity Boxes Occasions Gentleman Opera Etiquette Ladies And Gentlemen

Book:Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

Source: Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

“The pleasure we hold in esteem for the course of our lives ought to have a greater share of our time dedicated to it; we should refuse no occasion nor omit any opportunity of drinking, and always have it in our minds.”

Should Mind Courses Opportunity Pleasure Greater Our Lives Share Ought Drinking Refuse Esteem Occasions Our Time Dedicated

Book:Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays

Source: Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays