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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas...

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

Quote by Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre about politics, secret, people

Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is...

Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.

Quote by Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre about law, man

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free...

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Quote by John Adams about danger, liberty, man, power, public

It will always be a battle a day between those who want...

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

Quote by Gerry Adams about change, day

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Quote by Aristotel about people, man

I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are...

I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about experience, mother

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded...

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about impossible, old, olderness, truth

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about people, voice, judges, rightness, god

Class schedules are designed so that every student will...

Class schedules are designed so that every student will waste maximum time between classes.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, time

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote...

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep.

Quote by Masutatsu Oyama about opinion, trains, sleep, human imperfections, being, life

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man...

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about people, good, good luck, man, bad luck, bad

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your...

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about happiness

In the carriages of the past you can't go anywhere.

In the carriages of the past you can't go anywhere.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about past

Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.

Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about literature, drinking

When everything is easy one quickly gets stupid.

When everything is easy one quickly gets stupid.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about opinion

You must write for children in the same way as you do for...

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about literature, children

The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est- this is the supreme practical maxim, this the turning point of the world's History.

Quote by Ludwig Feuerbach about law, history, man, world, love

Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.

Quote by Christian Dior about woman

God is lonliness given at maximum.

God is lonliness given at maximum.

Quote by Costel Zăgan about god

Nothing can be replaced the golden substance of knowledge acquired through a long experience. Reflections and maximum RightWords Translation

Quote by Eusebiu Camilar about knowledge, experience, nothing

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