"It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Man, Memory

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"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."

John Ruskin, English Writer

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"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives."

William James, American Philosopher

Man, Men, Ideas

"It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!""

John F. Kennedy, American President

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"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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"The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"A man in the house is worth two in the street."

Mae West, American Actress

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"In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

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"Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire."

Desire

"We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide."

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"The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body."

Nature

"While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost."

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"The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression."

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"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."

"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."

"The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives."

"It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents."

"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!""

"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

"The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."

"The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human."

"A man in the house is worth two in the street."

"In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men."

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"Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire."

"We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide."

"The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body."

"Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues."

"Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended."

"Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be."

"Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake."

"Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune."

"While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost."

"The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression."