"We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others."
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"Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings."
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"It is far pleasanter to injure and afterwards beg forgiveness than to be injured and grant forgiveness. He who does the former gives evidence of power and afterwards of kindness of character."
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"I love him whose soul is lavish, who wanteth no thanks and doth not give back: for he always bestoweth, and desireth not to keep for himself."
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"There is always a certain noise in applause: even in the applause we give ourselves."
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"I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that."
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"The enjoyment that all morality has given us to now and that it continues to give us--and so, what has kept it going up to now--lies in everyone's right, without lengthy investigation, to praise and blame. And who could endure life without praising and blaming!"
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"The world is a work of art that gives birth to itself."
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"Never the grave gives back what it has won!"
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"Twice two makes four seems to me simply a piece of insolence. Twice two makes four is a pert coxcomb who stands with arms akimbo barring your path and spitting. I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to give everything its due, twice two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too."
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"Dr. Bashiri, if I ever want to put a curse in someone, I say, 'May God give you a restaurant."
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"Give sustenance, Allah. Give sustenance to me."
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"You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts."
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"Give me an ear and I will give you a Voice."
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"The creator gives no heed to the critic unless he becomes a barren inventor."
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"People like to let loose at rock concerts and it gives them an excuse to do it in a way that is not destructive to others and not really destructive to the band."
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"It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should. And certainly with kids and school food, kids need to be nannied for sure. So give them a bloody good meal at school."
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"All scenery in California requires distance to give it its highest charm."
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"Man has imagined a heaven, and has left entirely out of it the supremest of all his delights...sexual intercourse!...His heaven is like himself: strange, interesting, astonishing, grotesque. I give you my word, it has not a single feature in it that he actually values."
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"There's plenty of boys that will come hankering and gruvvelling around when you've got an apple, and beg the core off you; but when they're got one, and you beg for the core, and remind them how you give them a core one time, they take a mouth at you, and say thank you 'most to death, but there ain't a-going to be no core."
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