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Quotes by English Authors
"I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a creature can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go ."
"Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness."
"God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures."
"To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god."
"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."
"For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand."
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
"I will make up for it now, I have not a moment to lose."
"The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time."
"The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself."
"I have had so many great moments, but I would have to say that dancing the Swan in 'Swan Lake' was such a unique and passionate experience for me. It was such bloody hard work, even at that very early age, that I would not want to try to replicate it again now."
"There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway."
"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack."
"Thou wert my guide philosopher and friend."
"(When told that he is a drunk) My dear, you are ugly; but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
"True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves."
"Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now, let's write a swimming pool.'"
"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."
"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."
"To get a hold on boys you must be their friend."
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