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'Maybe I'll find a quote suitable ...

'Maybe I'll find a quote suitable for my charity. Maybe I just won't. Somehow, the latter is better clarity. '
📅︎ Mar 09
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An Idol or a Leader. The fo...

An Idol or a Leader. The former needs followers, the latter inspire others. - Noel Roly
📅︎ Nov 16
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"There are but two parties now: traitor...

"There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter." - Ulysses S. Grant
📅︎ Nov 02
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"The authority of the people should weigh 80% and the authority of the authorities t...

"The authority of the people should weigh 80% and the authority of the authorities themselves should weigh 20% in a harmonious balanced state. If the latter rises dissent amongst the people grows, and if the former rises there will be anarchy." - Ravi Silari
📅︎ Jun 21
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"Every deep thinker is more afraid to be understood than not. The latte...

"Every deep thinker is more afraid to be understood than not. The latter wounds his vanity; the former his heart, which always speaks: 'Ah, why would you also have as hard a time of it as myself?'" - Friedrich Nietzsche
📅︎ May 26
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"Power is nothing more than a fine balance between nicety and intimidation. For a Machiavellia...

"Power is nothing more than a fine balance between nicety and intimidation. For a Machiavellian individual or leader, it is necessary to tend to the latter when people are in crisis. Intimidation is more effective as a grease through which power gets to work than is nicety." - Ravi Silari
📅︎ Jun 09
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"There is a fine line between considerat...

"There is a fine line between consideration and hesitation. The former is wisdom, the latter is fear." -- Emperor Izaro Phrecius
📅︎ Jan 10
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Be as careful of the books you read as of the compan...

Be as careful of the books you read as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter. —Paxton Hood
📅︎ Jul 12
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"Her own mother lived the latter years of her lif...

"Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house." — James Thurber
📅︎ Oct 28
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"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a governm...

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." - Thomas Jefferson
📅︎ Jul 05
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“The effectiveness of an argument is the product of supporting evidence ti...

“The effectiveness of an argument is the product of supporting evidence times the audiences willingness to change their mind.” -My Razor to be kept in mind during online arguments, in which the latter variable is almost always 0.
📅︎ Aug 07
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Do not argue with two types of people: the pat...

Do not argue with two types of people: the patient and the stupid; the former will beat you, and the latter will bother you. -- Hussain Ibn-e-Ali
📅︎ Jan 02
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“The men who have changed the world never succeeded by winning over the powerful, but always...

“The men who have changed the world never succeeded by winning over the powerful, but always by stirring the masses. The first method is a resort to intrigue and only brings limited results. The latter is the course of genius and changes the face of the world.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
📅︎ Mar 14
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"Work hard. The only other option is to N...

"Work hard. The only other option is to NOT work hard, and when you look at the two, the latter seems kinda useless." -Chad Howse
📅︎ Mar 22
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"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs g...

"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task." - Diogenes
📅︎ May 23
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Most people are stupid cowards, who apathetically ride the evolutionary coattai...

Most people are stupid cowards, who apathetically ride the evolutionary coattails of the few others who possess intelligence, empathy, and skill. The latter is rare - but the one thing everyone has in common is knowing exactly who the former is.
📅︎ Mar 20
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"s[u]ccess al...

"s[u]ccess all depends on the second latter."
📅︎ Jan 14
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