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Quote by Francois Fenelon
A good historian is timeless although he is a patriot, he will nev

A good historian is timeless although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect. – Francois Fenelon

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There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true. – Francois Fenelon

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Well, I had an immense respect for Cirque du Soleil when I first say them in the 80s on a television show and just thought, you know, this group is really reinventing the circus, as you know. Because there wasnt three rings. There were no animals. – Criss Angel

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Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to look for the threads, how to follow, how to connect, find in the thick of the tangle what clear line persists. – Eudora Welty

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If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place. – Robert Schumann

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When I find someone who is worth it, Ill be nice and respect that person and put some time in. – Ed Westwick

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