» Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Lawyer, politician 16thPresident of the United States[Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth]
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» Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, print-publisher and philosopher
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» Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, print-publisher and philosopher
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» Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) Dutch humanist and theologian
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» François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French Writerand philosopher
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» Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist, poet and philosopher, abolitionist
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» Horace (65-8) Roman lyric poet ['Odes', 'Satires', 'Ars Poetica']
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» Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) Swiss theologian and poet
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» Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist and dramatist
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When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
» Mark Twain (1835-1910) American humorist, writer, and lecturer
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Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
» Mark Twain (1835-1910) American humorist, writer, and lecturer
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» Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715-1747) French moralist, essayist, and writer
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» Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) British politician and author [Prime Minister of the UK from February 20, 1874 to April 21, 1880]
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» Christian Nestell Bovee (1820-1904) American epigrammatic Writerand lawyer
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» Francoise Sagan (1935-2004) French playwright, novelist and screenwriter
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» Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) French poet
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» Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist and dramatist
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» Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715-1747) French moralist, essayist, and writer
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