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Oh, could slavery exist long if it did not sit on a commercial throne?


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We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul.

We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul.



My hands were weak, but I reached them out To feebler ones than mine, and over the shadow of my life Stole the light of a peace divine.

My hands were weak, but I reached them out To feebler ones than mine, and over the shadow of my life Stole the light of a peace divine.



Slavery is dead, but the spirit which animated it still lives.

Slavery is dead, but the spirit which animated it still lives.



The respect that is only bought by gold is not worth much.

The respect that is only bought by gold is not worth much.



I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it . . . but the women work most for it.

I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it . . . but the women work most for it.



If we have had no past, it is well for us to look hopefully to the future - for the shadows bear the promise of a brighter coming day.

If we have had no past, it is well for us to look hopefully to the future - for the shadows bear the promise of a brighter coming day.



I belong to this race, and when it is down I belong to a down race; when it is up I belong to a risen race.

I belong to this race, and when it is down I belong to a down race; when it is up I belong to a risen race.



The true aim of female education should be, not a development of one or two, but all the faculties of the human soul, because no perfect womanhood is developed by imperfect culture.

The true aim of female education should be, not a development of one or two, but all the faculties of the human soul, because no perfect womanhood is developed by imperfect culture.



Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.

Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.



I do not think the mere extension of the ballot a panacea for all the ills of our national life. What we need to-day is not simplymore voters, but better voters.

I do not think the mere extension of the ballot a panacea for all the ills of our national life. What we need to-day is not simplymore voters, but better voters.





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If the devil is sending you thoughts of fear, resist him, stop the thoughts

If the devil is sending you thoughts of fear, resist him, stop the thoughts



Time and suffering are inseperable. In life, as in physics, both are the common denominator of all experiences.

Time and suffering are inseperable. In life, as in physics, both are the common denominator of all experiences.



Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial problems in Russia today is corruption.

Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial problems in Russia today is corruption.



If the propositions of this Discourse are tenable, the "state of progressive collapse" is precisely that state in which alone we are warranted in considering All Things.

If the propositions of this Discourse are tenable, the "state of progressive collapse" is precisely that state in which alone we are warranted in considering All Things.



It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.

It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.



Ah wonder if anybody this side of the Atlantic has ever bought a baseball bat with playing baseball in mind.

Ah wonder if anybody this side of the Atlantic has ever bought a baseball bat with playing baseball in mind.



If life is really for the living, then the trick to living well is to learn to live it fully, to soak it up, to revel in it.

If life is really for the living, then the trick to living well is to learn to live it fully, to soak it up, to revel in it.



Success is good at any age, but the sooner you find it, the longer you will enjoy it.

Success is good at any age, but the sooner you find it, the longer you will enjoy it.



The simplest comment on my book came from my ballet teacher. She said, "I wish you hadn't made every line funny. It's so depressing."

The simplest comment on my book came from my ballet teacher. She said, "I wish you hadn't made every line funny. It's so depressing."



We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.




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