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I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brou

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. – Benjamin Franklin

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It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture. – Benjamin Franklin

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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. – Benjamin Franklin

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All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. – John Ruskin

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The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. – Voltaire

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Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit. – Benjamin Disraeli

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To achieve great things, two things are needed a plan, and not quite enough time. – Leonard Bernstein

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Im not precisely saying that a really good board meeting at the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Coucil) makes me want to go and write poetry, but there is a pleasure in doing that sort of thing well. – Andrew Motion

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Ive been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues. – Keanu Reeves

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