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I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung. We are, therefore, suffering from galloping consumption. The restoration of the wheel arrests the progress of the fell disease Picture Quote #1

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost Picture Quote #1

War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost Picture Quote #1

Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit Picture Quote #1

Nostalgia for what we have lost is more bearable than nostalgia for what we have never had Picture Quote #1

I do not know who lives here in my chest, or why the smile comes. I am not myself, more the bare green knob of a rose that lost every leaf and petal to the morning wind Picture Quote #1

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Do people conform to the instructions of us old ones? Each thinks he must know best about himself, and thus many are lost entirely Picture Quote #1

The power of love itself weakens and gradually becomes lost with age, like all the other energies of man Picture Quote #1

If a poet would work politically, he must give himself up to a party; and so soon as he does that, he is lost as a poet Picture Quote #1

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty Picture Quote #1

Every tradition grows continually more venerable, and the more remote its origins, the more this is lost sight of. The veneration paid the tradition accumulates from generation to generation, until it at last becomes holy and excites awe Picture Quote #1

Horror films do not prepare us for the hours lost in searching after one clear thought Picture Quote #1

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Vice has more martyrs than virtue; and it often happens that men suffer more to be lost than to be saved Picture Quote #1

Age is no better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost Picture Quote #1

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized Picture Quote #1

Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for it is a faculty of the psyche Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how much money I’ve got. I did ask the accountant how much it came to. I wrote it down on a bit of paper. But I’ve lost the bit of paper Picture Quote #1

Here there is no hope, and consequently no duty, no work, nothing to be gained by praying, nothing to be lost by doing what you like. Hell, in short, is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself Picture Quote #1

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If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don’t speak, it’s because everything’s perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection Picture Quote #1

With the truth, you need to get rid of it as soon as possible and pass it on to someone else. As with illness, this is the only way to be cured of it. The person who keeps truth in his hands has lost Picture Quote #1

Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow Picture Quote #1

A little neglect may breed great mischief... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost Picture Quote #1

Every time a resolve or fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing fruit, it is worse than a chance lost; it works to hinder future emotions from taking the normal path of discharge Picture Quote #1

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of many people to conceal their neediness from others. Consequently they support themselves by temporary means, and everyday is lost in contriving for tomorrow Picture Quote #1

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This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself? Picture Quote #1

He who thinks that he is finished is finished. How true. Those who think that they have arrived, have lost their way. Those who think they have reached their goal, have missed it. Those who think they are saints, are demons Picture Quote #1

Men are more evanescent than pictures, yet one sorrows for lost friends, and pictures are my friends. I have none others. I am never long enough with men to attach myself to them; and whatever feelings of attachment I have are to material things Picture Quote #1

Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness Picture Quote #1

Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast; But shall the dignity of vice be lost? Picture Quote #1

If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter Picture Quote #1

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I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung. We are, therefore, suffering from galloping consumption. The restoration of the wheel arrests the progress of the fell disease (Lost Quotes) Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost (Lost Quotes) War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost (Lost Quotes) Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit (Lost Quotes) Nostalgia for what we have lost is more bearable than nostalgia for what we have never had (Lost Quotes) I do not know who lives here in my chest, or why the smile comes. I am not myself, more the bare green knob of a rose that lost every leaf and petal to the morning wind (Lost Quotes) Do people conform to the instructions of us old ones? Each thinks he must know best about himself, and thus many are lost entirely (Lost Quotes) The power of love itself weakens and gradually becomes lost with age, like all the other energies of man (Lost Quotes) If a poet would work politically, he must give himself up to a party; and so soon as he does that, he is lost as a poet (Lost Quotes) Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty (Lost Quotes) Every tradition grows continually more venerable, and the more remote its origins, the more this is lost sight of. The veneration paid the tradition accumulates from generation to generation, until it at last becomes holy and excites awe (Lost Quotes) Horror films do not prepare us for the hours lost in searching after one clear thought (Lost Quotes) Vice has more martyrs than virtue; and it often happens that men suffer more to be lost than to be saved (Lost Quotes) Age is no better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost (Lost Quotes) It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized (Lost Quotes) Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for it is a faculty of the psyche (Lost Quotes) I don’t know how much money I’ve got. I did ask the accountant how much it came to. I wrote it down on a bit of paper. But I’ve lost the bit of paper (Lost Quotes) Here there is no hope, and consequently no duty, no work, nothing to be gained by praying, nothing to be lost by doing what you like. Hell, in short, is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself (Lost Quotes) If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don’t speak, it’s because everything’s perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection (Lost Quotes) With the truth, you need to get rid of it as soon as possible and pass it on to someone else. As with illness, this is the only way to be cured of it. The person who keeps truth in his hands has lost (Lost Quotes) Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow (Lost Quotes) A little neglect may breed great mischief... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost (Lost Quotes) Every time a resolve or fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing fruit, it is worse than a chance lost; it works to hinder future emotions from taking the normal path of discharge (Lost Quotes) Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of many people to conceal their neediness from others. Consequently they support themselves by temporary means, and everyday is lost in contriving for tomorrow (Lost Quotes) This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself? (Lost Quotes) He who thinks that he is finished is finished. How true. Those who think that they have arrived, have lost their way. Those who think they have reached their goal, have missed it. Those who think they are saints, are demons (Lost Quotes) Men are more evanescent than pictures, yet one sorrows for lost friends, and pictures are my friends. I have none others. I am never long enough with men to attach myself to them; and whatever feelings of attachment I have are to material things (Lost Quotes) Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness (Lost Quotes) Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast; But shall the dignity of vice be lost? (Lost Quotes) If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter (Lost Quotes)

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