A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York City
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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 2 “Byronic Unhappiness” (1930)
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A quotation from Nicolas Chamfort
Men’s ideas are like card-playing or any other game. Ideas which in the past I’ve seen considered reckless have since become commonplace, almost trivial, and adopted by men unworthy of sharing them. Ideas which now seem extraordinary will be regarded feeble and perfectly ordinary by our descendants.Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 2, ¶ 145 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶ 115]
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Men's ideas are like card-playing or any other game. Ideas which in the past I've seen considered reckless have since become commonplace, almost trivial, and adopted by men unworthy of sharing them. Ideas which now seem extraordinary will be regarded feeble and perfectly ordinary by our descendants. [Les idées…
A quotation from Addison, Joseph:
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A cloudy day, or a little sunshine, have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most real blessings or misfortunes.
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A quotation from Lessing, Gotthold:
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For to a great man both things are needful; to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important matters.
[Denn zu einem großen Manne gehört beides: Kleinigkeiten als Kleinigkeiten, und wichtige Dinge als wichtige Dinge zu behandeln.]
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For to a great man both things are needful; to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important matters. [Denn zu einem großen Manne gehört beides: Kleinigkeiten als Kleinigkeiten, und wichtige Dinge als wichtige Dinge zu behandeln.] (Source (German)). Alternate translations: For the great man does both, that is,…
A quotation from Herbert, George:
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For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
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A quotation from Dante Alighieri:
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O human beings, you’re born to fly straight up,
Why does a little gust of wind bring you down?
[O gente umana, per volar sù nata,
perché a poco vento così cadi?]
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O human beings, you're born to fly straight up, Why does a little gust of wind bring you down? [O gente umana, per volar sù nata, perché a poco vento così cadi?] Some translators have this as a comment by Dante on how few takers there are to the…
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