Two people in a conversation amount to four people talking. The four are what one person says, what he really wanted to say, what his listener heard, and what he thought he heard.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANWhenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don’t argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket.
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Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.
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One miracle is just as easy to believe as another.
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As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.
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I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.
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This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
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Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
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A man who murders another shortens by a few brief years the life of a human being; but he who votes to increase the burden of debts upon the people of the United States assumes a graver responsibility.
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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.
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If there is no God there is no hereafter. When, therefore, one drives God out of the universe he closes the door of hope upon himself.
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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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If it be true, as I believe it is, that morality is dependent upon religion, then religion is not only the most practical thing in the world, but the first essential.
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The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.
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The Old Testament gave us the law; the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.
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