"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it the light of the oncoming train."

Lowell, Robert on pessimism   

"The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding -- in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross."

Nietzsche, Friedrich on jesus christ
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"I don't fell good."

Burbank, Luther on famous last words   

"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees."

Jackson, Stonewall on famous last words
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"Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad."

Edinborough, Arnold on nations   

"The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own."

De Delloy on nations   

"Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water."

Hussein, Jaffar on bankers and banking   

"A beard signifies lice, not brains."

Proverb, Greek on beards   

"As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg."

Wilde, Oscar on beggars   

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"China has no income tax, no unemployment and not a single soldier outside its borders."

Chou En Lai on nations   

"Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe."

Burke, Edmund on nations   

"How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions!"

Smith, Logan Pearsall on bigotry   

"Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. [Isaiah 22:13]"

Bible on farewells   

"Partir, c'est mourir un peu. (To leave is to die a little.)"

Proverb, French on farewells
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"Nonviolence is fine as long as it works."

Malcolm X on nonviolence   

"A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain."

Twain, Mark on bankers and banking
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"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months."

Wilde, Oscar on fashion
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"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something. [Last words of Pancho Villa]"

Villa, Pancho on famous last words
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"Go away...I'm alright."

Wells, H.G. on famous last words
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"Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year."

Allen, Fred A. on fashion   

"Women's fashion is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women."

Dworkin, Andrea on fashion
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"Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be."

Fielding, Henry on fashion   

"Only men who are not interested in women are interested in women's clothes. Men who like women never notice what they wear."

France, Anatole on fashion
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"Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others."

Franklin, Benjamin on fashion
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"The beggar wears all colors fearing none."

Lamb, Charles on fashion   

"The same costume will be Indecent 10 years before its time, Shameless 5 years before its time, Outr? (daring) 1 year before its time, Smart, Dowdy 1 year after its time, Hideous 20 years after its time, Ridiculous 20 years after its time, Amusing 30 years after its time, Quaint 50 years after its time, Charming 70 years after its time, Romantic 100 years after its time, Beautiful 150 years after its time."

Laver, James on fashion   

"High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead."

Morley, Christopher on fashion
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"The best thing I know between France and England is the sea."

Jerrold, Douglas William on nations   

"Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid."

Lamarr, Hedy on fashion
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"Jesus promised His disciples three things: that they would be entirely fearless, absurdly happy, and that they would get into trouble."

Maltby, W. Russell on jesus christ
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"We're more popular than Jesus Christ now. I don't know which will go first; rock and roll or Christianity."

Lennon, John on jesus christ
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"They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to start offending right now."

James, Captain on defense   

"Show me one thing here on earth which has begun well and not ended badly. The proudest palpitations are engulfed in a sewer, where they cease throbbing, as though having reached their natural term: this downfall constitutes the heart's drama and the negative meaning of history."

Cioran, E. M. on decay   

"The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, -- luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, -- are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next."

Connolly, Cyril on decadence
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"A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring."

Wittgenstein, Ludwig on debate   

"It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy -- but he who has shown the better temper."

Butler, Samuel on debate
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"It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own."

Samuel, Herbert on tolerance
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"Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs."

White, William Allen on tolerance   

"Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions."

Kempis, Thomas on tolerance   

"The highest result of education is tolerance."

Keller, Helen on tolerance
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