General Sayings

460 sayings found from 460 authors

If by their fruits we shall know them, they must first grow the fruits.

— Kwame Nkrumah Undated
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Frankly I find this anxiety about the health of Tanzania sometimes funny, sometimes irritating, and always odd.

— Julius Nyerere Approx. 1960s-1970s (from 'Freedom and Socialism: 51')
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I will build democracy - democratically, semi-demo cratically and even undemocratically.

— Lech Walesa 1989
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Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

— Vaclav Havel 1990
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We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

— Desmond Tutu April 15, 2001
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.

— Indira Gandhi Unknown
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The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.

— Benazir Bhutto Unknown, general quote
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It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.

— Corazon Aquino Unknown, during or after her presidency
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If any one strike the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public.

— Hammurabi c. 1754 BCE
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Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!

— Pericles c. 431 BCE
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I would rather lose all my lands than be king of heretics.

— Philip II of Spain 1566
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I see no point in reading.

— Louis XIV Approx. 17th-18th Century
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Dogs, would you live forever?

— Frederick the Great 1757
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Women that bear children must exist in Zululand only.

— Shaka Zulu Approx. early 19th Century
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I hate all White people.

— Sitting Bull 1884
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Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power against that of Usen?

— Geronimo 1886 (approximate)
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My best friend is he who rights my wrongs or reproaches my mistakes.

— Jose de San Martin Undated, but likely during his active years as a leader (early 19th century)
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune.

— Garibaldi Mid-19th century (approximate)
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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

— Bismarck Late 19th century (approximate)
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An honest man is always a child.

— Socrates c. 399 BCE (approximate)
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