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Seneca:That grief is light which can take


That grief is light which can take counsel.
by Seneca


Allen Tate:Advice you take from me comes to you


Advice you take from me comes to you crutched<
by Allen Tate


Unknown:You miss one hundred percent of the


You miss one hundred percent of the shots you never take!
by Unknown


Napoleon Bonaparte:Men take only their needs


Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities.
by Napoleon Bonaparte


George Washington:Liberty, when it begins to


Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
by George Washington


Niccolo Machiavelli:There is nothing more


There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the leadin the introduction of a new order to things.
by Niccolo Machiavelli


Saadi:The bird alighteth not on the spread net


The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.
by Saadi


Sir William Osler:The desire to take medicine is


The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes men from animals.
by Sir William Osler


Socrates:As to marriage or celibacy, let a man


As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
by Socrates


Mary Bly:Dogs come when they're called; cats


Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.
by Mary Bly


Terence:I bid him look into the lives of men as


I bid him look into the lives of men as though into a mirror, and from others to take an example of himself.
by Terence


John Burroughs:If we take science as our sole


If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.
by John Burroughs


Johann Von Goethe:Many people take no care of


Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it. Others do just the same with their time.
by Johann Von Goethe


Nagarjuna:Those who speak ill of the spiritual


Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, Although they come and go by day, Are like the smith's bellows: They take breath but are not alive.
by Nagarjuna


George Bernard Shaw:First love is only a little


First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of
by George Bernard Shaw


Socrates:If thou continuest to take delight in


If thou continuest to take delight in idle argumentation thou mayest be qualified to combat with the sophists, but will never know how to live with men.
by Socrates


Malcolm Forbes:When things are bad, we take


When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad that they have to get better.
by Malcolm Forbes


Bhagavad Gita:An intelligent person does not


An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with material senses. Such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does not delight in them.
by Bhagavad Gita


John Milton:Though we take from a covetous man


Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.
by John Milton


Christina Rossetti:Does the road wind up-hill


Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend.
by Christina Rossetti


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