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Quote 3156
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidenceby: William JamesShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 3065
Don't rely too much on labels, for too often they are fablesShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 3048
When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it, he keeps a very small stock of it withinShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 3041
Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and spaceShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 3036
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure headShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2984
A wise man seeks wisdom; a madman thinks that he has found it.Persian proverbShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2935
Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no usesby: John LockeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2920
To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyeby: John LockeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2917
He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amissby: John LockeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2893
The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it.Showing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2891
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at allShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2890
Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new onesShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2877
First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2876
Those who never have time do leastShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2868
I cannot stop thinking that I died before I was born and that at my death I will return to the same stateShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2857
To be content with life, or to live merrily, rather, all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we growShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2758
Female personality is insubstantiality ennobled by unconsciousnessby: Karl KrausShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2697
Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bidShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2620
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.by: Franz KafkaShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2585
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be doneShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2559
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teachingShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2548
Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who get the most out of lifeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2542
Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was aliveShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2524
Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to knowShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2517
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.Showing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2359
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived beforeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2338
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevityShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2332
There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speakingShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2178
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heavenby: Francis BeaumontShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2174
Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sightedby: Francis BeaumontShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2145
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerenceShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2139
It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it is best to at least rearrange their prejudices once in a whileby: Luther BurbankShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2112
It is an easy thing to talk of patience to the afflictedby: William BlakeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2083
Active evil is better than passive goodby: William BlakeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 2009
The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.by: Dante AlighieriShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1951
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.by: Jane AustenShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1704
Practical politics consists in ignoring factsShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1703
The woman who is known only through a man is known wrongShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1697
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with themShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1669
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copiesShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1583
The less men think, the more they talk.Showing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1565
A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy, a wise man because he thinks what is easy is difficultShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1527
Time is what we want most, but what we use worstby: William PennShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1524
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw awayShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1519
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.by: Albert CamusShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1514
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like workShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1384
One must not trifle with loveby: Alfred de MussetShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1353
Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of successby: Francis BaconShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1283
A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principlesShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1275
Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their timeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1136
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soonby: Alexander PopeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1122
An optimist is a guy that has never had much experienceShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1117
Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experienceby: Clarence DayShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1084
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlookby: William JamesShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1017
A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothingShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 880
Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, diesby: John DonneShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 834
Be to her virtues very kind, be to her faults a little blind.by: Matthew PriorShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 705
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve overfrom EnglandShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 667
Don’t judge a book by its coverfrom EnglandShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 609
It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrectionby: VoltaireShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 530
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the waters are calmfrom MalaysiaShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 474
An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wifeShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 429
We are asleep until we fall in loveby: Leo TolstoiShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 388
It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.by: Mark TwainShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 377
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.by: NapoleonShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 368
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.by: Samuel JohnsonShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 364
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its sparkShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 305
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he canShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 250
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is allShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 197
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himselfby: Leo TolstoiShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 195
They do not love that do not show their loveShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 137
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listenShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 50
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to failShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 8
Friendship: A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foulShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 4
A friend to all is a friend to none.by: AristotleShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.by: AristotleShowing Quotes on superficiality
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Quote 1
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruitby: Aristotlefriendship and familiarity384 - 322 B. C.Showing Quotes on superficiality
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