Wisdom Sayings

231 sayings found from the Modern era from 231 authors

God's time is always the right time.

— Harriet Tubman Unknown
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What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?

— Frederick Douglass 1852
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I think the best way to prove that the world can be run without men is to run it without men.

— Susan B. Anthony Late 19th Century
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I had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that I couldn’t take it anymore.

— Rosa Parks Post-1955
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The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.

— Florence Nightingale 1859
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The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

— Albert Schweitzer Unknown
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The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

— Helen Keller Unknown
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Paper has more patience than people.

— Anne Frank 1942
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We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.

— Emmeline Pankhurst 1908
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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

— Eleanor Roosevelt 1937
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People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons.

— Ursula K. Le Guin 2004
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I like stories where the hero is in jeopardy all the time, and I like to put him there.

— Alfred Hitchcock 1963
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I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that.

— C.S. Lewis 1952
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I am only 8 years old. I swear it. I still think chocolate is the most delicious thing in the world.

— Roald Dahl 1980s
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You have to be odd to be number one.

— Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) 1956
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The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

— Stanley Kubrick 1980
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Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

— Charlie Chaplin Unknown, but frequently cited
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I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

— Marilyn Monroe 1962
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I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.

— Audrey Hepburn Unknown
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I don't think I'm a very good actor. I'm not that talented. I'm just lucky.

— Marlon Brando 1957
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