"There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards."

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"Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much and well, but too often by rote."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

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John Ruskin, English Writer

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"For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial."

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"In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men-but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily."

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Gertrude Stein, American Author

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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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"Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken."

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"Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much and well, but too often by rote."

"Each man in his way is a treasure."

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

"Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."

"For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial."

"In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men-but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily."

"Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls."

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

"Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken."

"The best of men cannot suspend their fate: The good die early, and the bad die late."

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"It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted."

"Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own."

"The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom."

"This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions."

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