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“If I think the universe is triangular, and you think it is square, there cannot be room for two universes. We may argue politely, we may argue humanely, we may argue with great mutual benefit: but, obviously, we must argue.”

Author:Horace

“Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there cannot be someone to count there cannot be anything that can be counted, so that evidently there cannot be number; for number is either what has been, or what can be, counted.”

Ifs May Has Beens Soul Numbers

Book:Physics

Source: Physics

“There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.”

Men May Turns Wise Fool Advantage Prejudice Accidents Fortunate Unfortunate

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“An understanding is perhaps better than an alliance, which may stereotype arrangements which cannot be regarded as permanent in view of the changing circumstances from day to day.”

May Understanding Views Circumstances Permanent Arrangements Day To Day Stereotype Alliances

Author:Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

“There is first the literature of knowledge, and secondly, the literature of power. The function of the first is--to teach; the function of the second is--to move, the first is a rudder, the second an oar or a sail. The first speaks to the mere discursive understanding; the second speaks ultimately, it may happen, to the higher understanding or reason, but always through affections of pleasure and sympathy.”

Firsts May Reason Happens Moving Literature Speak Understanding Pleasure Teach Higher Function Mere Affection Sail Oar Rudders

Book:Leaders in literature

Source: Leaders in literature

“A man deep-wounded may feel too much pain To feel much anger.”

Men Feels May Pain Too Much Anger Wounded

Author:George Eliot

“Speech may be barren; but it is ridiculous to suppose that silence is always brooding on a nestful of eggs.”

May Silence Speech Ridiculous Eggs Silence Is Barren Brooding

Author:George Eliot

“We may divide thinkers into those who think for themselves and those who think through others. The latter are the rule and the former the exception. The first are original thinkers in a double sense, and egotists in the noblest meaning of the word.”

Thinking Firsts May Originals Former Latter Exception Divides Thinker

Author:Arthur Schopenhauer

“The moment that any life, however good, stifles you, you may be sure it isn't your real life.”

May Real Moments Real Life

Author:A. C. Benson

“In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind.”

Believe May Earth Mankind Particular Depends Survival Lasting Preservation Inheritance Researchers Future Of Mankind

Author:Kenichi Fukui

“Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings.”

May Fool Tests Inward

Book:Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art

Source: Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art

“I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the popular breath may chance to raise him.”

May Chance Accounts Breaths Raises Esteem Reputation

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A man may by custom fortify himself against pain, shame, and suchlike accidents; but as to death, we can experience it but once, and are all apprentices when we come to it”

Men May Pain Shame Accidents Customs Apprentice

Book:Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays

Source: Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays

“I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself; but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict.”

Wells May Said Happens Contradiction

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“Little prigs and three-quarter madmen may have the conceit that the laws of nature are constantly broken for their sakes.”

May Littles Law Three Broken Sake Quarters Laws Of Nature Conceit Madmen

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Physician, help yourself: thus help your patient too. Let this be his best help: that he may behold with his eyes the man who heals himself.”

Men May Helping Eye He Man Health Patient Heal His Eyes Physicians Help Yourself

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“If a man wishes to rid himself of a feeling of unbearable oppression, he may have to take hashish.”

Ifs Men May Feelings Wish Oppression Unbearable Hashish

Book:The Works of Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: The Works of Friedrich Nietzsche

“Benefits should be granted little by little, so that they may be better enjoyed.”

Should May Littles Benefits Capitalism Granted Enjoyed

Book:The Prince

Source: The Prince

“For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of good manners that law may be maintained.”

Needs May Law Manners Good Man Good Manners

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.”

May Poor Economy Rich Frugality

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“A mother's love is indeed the golden link that binds youth to age; and he is still but a child, however time may have furrowed his cheek, or silvered his brow, who can yet recall, with a softened heart, the fond devotion, or the gentle chidings, of the best friend that God gives us.”

Giving Heart May Children Stills Age Mother Love Is Youth Devotion Golden Gentle Links Cheeks Recalls Brows Mother's Love

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you possess the key to their motives you may at any moment be forced to take their chestnuts out of the fire to the damage of your own fingers.”

May Moments Fire Keys Succeed Intention Fingers Affair Motive Damage Cunning Chestnuts Watchfulness

Author:Baltasar Gracian

“By touching you may kill, by keeping away you may possess.”

May Killing Touching Touching You

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved, in a tear of the sisters of Phaeton, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. It has obtained a worthy reward for its great toils; we may suppose that the bee itself would have desired such a death.”

May Seems Tears Shining Rewards Worthy Bees Toil Nectar

Book:The Epigrams of Martial

Source: The Epigrams of Martial

“Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.”

May Art Multitudes

Author:Martial

“With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.”

World May Peace Power Virtue Speech Conquer Sanity Quietness Conquer The World

Book:The Simple Way

Source: The Simple Way

“Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent.”

May Care Take Care Repentance Repent

Author:Publilius Syrus

“Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.”

Men May Seems Fool Virtuous Modesty Blushing Virtuous Woman

Book:Works: Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers Not Hitherto Published

Source: Works: Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers Not Hitherto Published

“As simplistic as this may sound, commitment is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.”

May Stills Dream Sound Common Regret Commitment Consistent Separating Common Denominator Move Mountains Awaken The Giant Within

Book:Awaken The Giant Within

Source: Awaken The Giant Within

“Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.”

Men May Reason Desire Opinion Victory Judgment Argument Arguing Esteem Settling Contests Spoil

Author:Thomas Browne

“There is nothing strictly immortal, but immortality. Whatever hath no beginning may be confident of no end.”

May Ends Immortality Immortal Be Confident Immortal Soul

Book:Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Presumed Truths

Source: Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Presumed Truths

“There is music wherever there is harmony, order and proportion; and thus far we may maintain the music of the spheres; for those well ordered motions, and regular paces, though they give no sound unto the ear, yet to the understanding they strike a note most full of harmony.”

Giving Wells May Order Understanding Sound Ears Harmony Notes Strikes Proportion Pace Spheres

Author:Thomas Browne

“Hard though it may be to accept, remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you're messing up.”

May Sometimes Hard Remember Voice Accepting Guilt Internals Friendly Reminding Messing Up

Book:The Single-parent Family: Living Happily in a Changing World

Source: The Single-parent Family: Living Happily in a Changing World

“What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have the choice of two things - either to lose your loan or lose your friend.”

Ifs May Made Two Choices Asks Lost Loses Loss Enemy Kindness Presses Two Things Loan

Author:Plautus

“I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado or ceremony, than feed upon turkey at another man?s table, where one is fain to sit mincing and chewing his meat an hour together, drink little, be always wiping his fingers and his chops, and never dare to cough nor sneeze, though he has never so much a mind to it, nor do a many things which a body may do freely by one?s self.”

Men Mind May Littles Self Body Together Hours Drink Tables Fingers Dare Corners Bread Meat Brown Ceremony Turkeys Another Man Onions Chewing

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.”

May Ends Haste

Author:Moliere

“Plant consciousness, insect consciousness, fish consciousness, all are related by one permanent element, which we may call the religious element inherent in all life, even in a flea: the sense of wonder. That is our sixth sense, and it is the natural religious sense.”

May Natural Religious Consciousness Wonder Elements Plant Fishes Permanent Related Inherent Insects Fleas Sense Of Wonder Sixth Sense

Author:D. H. Lawrence

“One may imagine that a man who blew the trumpet for his living would be glad to play the violin for his amusement.”

Men May Play Would Be Imagine Glad Imagine That Amusement Violin Trumpets

Book:If I lived my life again

Source: If I lived my life again

“Painting is a companion with whom one may walk a great part of life's journey.”

May Walks Journey Painting Companion Parts Of Life

Book:Thoughts and Adventures

Source: Thoughts and Adventures

“It may be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their minds.”

Needs Mind May Mean Work Pleasure Intervals

Book:Amid these storms: thoughts and adventures

Source: Amid these storms: thoughts and adventures

“It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer Neither is resignation Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment.”

Wells May Mean Reason Government Sin Answers Possibility Despair Pressure Punishment Indifference Resignation

Author:Elie Wiesel

“To abstain that we may enjoy is the epicurianism of reason.”

May Reason Enjoy Eating

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Even knaves may be made good for something.”

May Made Knaves Knavery

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to everything beyond necessities.”

Ifs Needs Should May Pay Taxation Surplus

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill.”

Way Life May Play Skills Cards Live Life

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“It is very pious to say and prudent to affirm that the holy Bible can never speak untruth -- whenever its true meaning is understood. But I believe nobody will deny that it is often very abstruse, and may say things which are quite different from wha.”

Believe May Different Speak I Believe Holy Understood Bible Deny Pious Prudent Holy Bible Untruth True Meaning

Book:Men of physics: Galileo Galilei, his life and his works

Source: Men of physics: Galileo Galilei, his life and his works

“With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall.”

Wells May Soul Adventure Wall Shadow Concern Consistency Self Reliance Misunderstood Reliance Inconsistency Great Souls Little Minds

Book:Self-Reliance, the Over-Soul, and Other Essays

Source: Self-Reliance, the Over-Soul, and Other Essays

“Nature which governs the whole will soon change all things which you see, and out of their substance will make other things and again other things... in order that the world may be ever new.”

World May Whole Order Change All Things Substance

Book:Meditations

Source: Meditations

“Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it is least expected.”

Writing Kind May Sometimes Found Conversation Expected All Kinds Eloquence

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

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