One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion.
He drew a circle that shut me out- Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him In ! From the poem " Outwitted
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Edwin Markham
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer
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Douglas Adams
I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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G.k. Chesterton
Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.
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Dorothy Parker
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Ambrose Bierce
More Quotes By Thomas Paine
Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
