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Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." (179 — Edmund Burke, On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." (179 — Edmund Burke, On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters
The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without an — George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan
The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without an — George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan
Ignorance and its denial will, sad to say, lead us down the same road as it did in all past history. — Jordan Maxwell, Symbols, Sex, and the Stars in Popular Beliefs
Ignorance and its denial will, sad to say, lead us down the same road as it did in all past history. — Jordan Maxwell, Symbols, Sex, and the Stars in Popular Beliefs
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huck Finn
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huck Finn
May the new era be an era of liberty and respect for everyone--including writers! Only through liberty and respect for c — Curzio Malaparte, Kaputt
May the new era be an era of liberty and respect for everyone--including writers! Only through liberty and respect for c — Curzio Malaparte, Kaputt
Six men control almost all the media in the United States--book publishing, magazines, television, movie studios, newspa — Marilyn French, The Women's Room
Six men control almost all the media in the United States--book publishing, magazines, television, movie studios, newspa — Marilyn French, The Women's Room
Death, like fiction, is brutal in its symmetry. Take this story and strip it down -all the way back- until you are left — Lang Leav, Sad Girls
Death, like fiction, is brutal in its symmetry. Take this story and strip it down -all the way back- until you are left — Lang Leav, Sad Girls
The artist is the creator of beautiful things.    To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.The critic is he who — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
The artist is the creator of beautiful things.    To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.The critic is he who — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Although much has been written of the exploits of Canadians who answered the call to arms in World Wars I and II, nothin — R.J. Childerhose, Wild Blue
Although much has been written of the exploits of Canadians who answered the call to arms in World Wars I and II, nothin — R.J. Childerhose, Wild Blue
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing. — George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing. — George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
we not only wish to be pleased, but to be pleased in that particularway in which we have been accustomed to be pleased. — William Wordsworth, Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
we not only wish to be pleased, but to be pleased in that particularway in which we have been accustomed to be pleased. — William Wordsworth, Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
Fortunate, most fortunate occurrence! — fortunate for the millions of his manacled brethren, yet panting for deliverance — William Lloyd Garrison, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Fortunate, most fortunate occurrence! — fortunate for the millions of his manacled brethren, yet panting for deliverance — William Lloyd Garrison, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
I should like to preface my remarks with a personal statement in order that my later remarks will not be misunderstood. — Subrahmanijan Chandrasekhar
I should like to preface my remarks with a personal statement in order that my later remarks will not be misunderstood. — Subrahmanijan Chandrasekhar
The critics greeted this book with a churlish and horrified outcry. Certain virtuous people, in newspapers no less virtu — Émile Zola, Thérèse Raquin
The critics greeted this book with a churlish and horrified outcry. Certain virtuous people, in newspapers no less virtu — Émile Zola, Thérèse Raquin
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the — Edmund Burke, On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the — Edmund Burke, On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters
I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once? — Bill Willingham
I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once? — Bill Willingham