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General will
«A dog, I will maintain, is a very tolerable judge of beauty, as appears from the fact that any liberally educated dog does, in a general way, prefer a woman to a man»
Author: Frances Thompson
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Dogs
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appears, General will, liberally, maintain, tolerable, to a man
«Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves.»
Author: Francois Fenelon
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Children
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defects, excellent, General will, govern, in general, observers, perceive, slightest, The Observer
«In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
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Writing
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composing, every other, General Idea, general rule, General will, pen, vigor, writing style
«Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.»
Author: Leonard Cohen
(Novelist, Poet, Singer, Song Writer)
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acute, generals, General will, Judges, killing, priests, secretly, The Verdict, triumph, verdicts
«Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law.»
Author: St. Jerome
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Actors and acting
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act as, General will, maxim, natural action, natural law
«Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the be»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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frugal, General will, industrious, in general, profession, sober, studious, temperate, The Be, virtuous
«The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the?the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.»
Author: George W. Bush
(President)
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ambassador, briefing, briefings, Free World, General will, Iraqis, peaceful, The Ambassadors, The General, The The
«It is as certain that many opinions, now general, will be rejected by future ages, as it is that many, once general, are rejected by the present»
Author: John Stuart Mill
(Economist, Logician, Philosopher)
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Opinions
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General will, rejected
«I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.»
Author: Napoleon Bonaparte
(Emperor, General, Politician)
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English, General The, General will, lunch, lunches, settle, soldiers, the English, Wellington