“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“It is more difficult to preserve than to acquire.” — Demosthenes

“Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable than a brick without a flaw.” — William J. H. Boetcker

“A really great person is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.[ed]” — Otto von Bismarck

“People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven’t what they want that they really don’t want it.” — Ogden Nash

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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