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Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter...

Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.

Quote by Francis Bacon about moral, judges, affair, people

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.

Quote by John Adams about miracle, earth

I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don't think any one will deny us.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about help, opinion, question, woman, rightness

One is left with the horrible feeling now that war...

One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.

Quote by Agatha Christie about war, nothing

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about anger

Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours...

Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?

Quote by Jackie Collins

No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose...

No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about moral

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty...

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about impossible, state, war

I never felt settled or calm. You can't really commit to...

I never felt settled or calm. You can't really commit to life when you feel that.

Quote by Angelina Jolie about life, contentment

It is better to debate a question without settling it...

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about question

More than two centuries have since the Hurons vanished from their ancient seats, and the settlers of this rude solitude stand perplexed and wondering over the relics of a lost people.

Quote by Francis Parkman about opinion, old, solitude, people

The border issue between China and India is one left over...

The border issue between China and India is one left over from history. It naturally takes time and patience on both sides to settle such issues

Quote by Li Peng about country, patience, history, time

Migrant or pilgrim? There is a difference. A migrant is looking for heaven on earth. A pilgrim is looking for heaven higher than the earth: he knows heaven is inside. It is a spiritual settlement. In this country of migrants, a pilgrim is a...

Quote by Vasile Andru about opinion, earth, happiness, country

The leaves of hopes which have destined words in the body...

The leaves of hopes which have destined words in the body of the thought have settled to the ground. This is the world.

Quote by Sorin Cerin about hope, body, word, wisdom, thinking, world

Love is like the sand in the desert, you have to wait for...

Love is like the sand in the desert, you have to wait for it to settles in order to discern the path.

Quote by Maria Pal about order, love, contentment

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