الرئيسية
من طرف A “quotation” is usually a short text - perhaps one or two sentences - written or spoken by one (usually famous) person and often repeated or at least known by others.i
Here are 7 of my favourite quotations
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1
i“You must come again when you have less time”i
Walter Sickert to Denton Welch
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2
i“There is less to him than meets the eye”i
Tallulah Bankheadx
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3
i“The head cannot take in more than the seat can endure”i
Winston Churchill on long speeches
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4
x“Only the insane take themselves seriously.”x
Max Beerbohm
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5
x“To be uncertain is uncomfortable; but to be certain is ridiculous.” x
Goethe
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6
x“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”x
Santayana
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7
x“When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.”x
Confucius
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English Checker
condemned: sentenced as a punishment; forced to suffer
endure: suffer patiently; tolerate
insane: seriously mentally ill
seat: a person’s buttocks
Here are 7 of my favourite quotations
------------------------------------------
1
i“You must come again when you have less time”i
Walter Sickert to Denton Welch
........................
2
i“There is less to him than meets the eye”i
Tallulah Bankheadx
............................
3
i“The head cannot take in more than the seat can endure”i
Winston Churchill on long speeches
........................
4
x“Only the insane take themselves seriously.”x
Max Beerbohm
..................
5
x“To be uncertain is uncomfortable; but to be certain is ridiculous.” x
Goethe
.....................
6
x“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”x
Santayana
...............
7
x“When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.”x
Confucius
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English Checker
condemned: sentenced as a punishment; forced to suffer
endure: suffer patiently; tolerate
insane: seriously mentally ill
seat: a person’s buttocks
