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No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. – William Hazlitt

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Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. – William Hazlitt

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Beauty
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Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt

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He could have made it right with the book. But he hasnt. He is a revisionist of history. He has lied. – Monica Lewinsky

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One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history. – Albert Schweitzer

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History

I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone. – Enya

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People tend to forget that the word “history” contains the word “story”. – Ken Burns

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There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration. – Lewis Carroll

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If you look at the purported dangers of salt or fat, there is no consensus of support in scientific literature. So I would ask first: Is it possible to have an informed government that actually follows the science? From what Ive seen, its not likely. – Tim Ferriss

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We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities. – Bill Maher

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For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial. – Pericles

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