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Quote by William Hazlitt
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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The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. – William Hazlitt

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Hope
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It is not fit that every man should travel it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. – William Hazlitt

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Travel
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Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust hatred alone is immortal. – William Hazlitt

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alone
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Other Quotes from
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I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course. – Jeremy Rifkin

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History

What is the fire in our belly but the eternal flame of a thousand ancestors. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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History

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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History

Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, theres nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends. – Ani DiFranco

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History

Random Quotes

Suffering is above, not below. And everyone thinks that suffering is below. And everyone wants to rise. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Adversity

Every morning I wake at 6am or 6.30am, champing at the bit. – John Grisham

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Morning

So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the United States. This has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness. – Angela Merkel

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strength

I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did. – Elia Kazan

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Future