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Ogden Nash Quote: “There is only one way to…”

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.

October 29, 2021 1902, American, August 19, Ogden Nash, Quotes by Poets

Percy Bysshe Shelley Quote: “When a thing is said to…”

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid – in which case all comment is superfluous – or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

October 9, 2021 1792, August 4, English, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Quotes by Poets

Lysander Spooner Quote: “But whether the Constitution really be…”

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.

October 8, 2021 1808, American, January 19, Lysander Spooner, Quotes by Philosophers

Aristotle Quote: “Whosoever is delighted in solitude is…”

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

October 8, 2021 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Gloria Steinem Quote: “Childbirth is more admirable than conquest…”

Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.

October 7, 2021 1934, American, Gloria Steinem, March 25, Quotes by Activists

Anna Howard Shaw Quote: “Now one of two things is…”

Now one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not.

September 12, 2021 1847, American, Anna Howard Shaw, February 14, Quotes by Activists

Emile M. Cioran Quote: “The fanatic is incorruptible: if he…”

The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.

September 7, 2021 1911, April 8, Emile M. Cioran, Quotes by Philosophers, Romanian

Mark Strand Quote: “I believe that all poetry is…”

I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself imposes.

August 29, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

F. H. Bradley Quote: “The force of the blow depends…”

The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.

August 13, 2021 1846, British, F. H. Bradley, January 30, Quotes by Philosophers

Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote: “In oneself lies the whole world…”

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

August 2, 2021 1895, Indian, Jiddu Krishnamurti, May 12, Quotes by Philosophers

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