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Noam Chomsky Quote: “It’s a near miracle that nuclear…”

It’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.

October 20, 2021 1928, American, December 7, Noam Chomsky, Quotes by Activists

Matthew Arnold Quote: “Sad Patience, too near neighbour to…”

Sad Patience, too near neighbour to despair.

October 19, 2021 1822, December 24, English, Matthew Arnold, Quotes by Poets

Euripides Quote: “Slight not what’s near through aiming…”

Slight not what’s near through aiming at what’s far.

October 17, 2021 480 BC, Euripides, Greek, Quotes by Poets

Phyllis Schlafly Quote: “Forcing women in or near land…”

Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help.

September 13, 2021 1924, American, August 15, Phyllis Schlafly, Quotes by Activists

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quote: “Girls blush, sometimes, because they are…”

Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who’s sorry for a gnat or girl?

August 31, 2021 1806, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English, March 6, Quotes by Poets

John Dryden Quote: “Great wits are sure to madness…”

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

August 25, 2021 1631, August 19, English, John Dryden, Quotes by Poets

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quote: “Method is more important than strength…”

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.

August 7, 2021 1807, American, February 27, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Quotes by Poets

Jesse Jackson Quote: “The great responsibility that we have…”

The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda.

July 9, 2021 1941, American, Jesse Jackson, October 8, Quotes by Activists

Simone Weil Quote: “For when two beings who are…”

For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.

July 8, 2021 1909, February 3, French, Quotes by Philosophers, Simone Weil

Abbott L. Lowell Quote: “You will seek not a near…”

You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may have done.

July 7, 2021 1856, Abbott L. Lowell, American, December 13, Quotes by Educators

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