The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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... truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony ; for every ponderable chunk of it there is a brave truth - seeker's grave upon some lonely ash - heap and a soul roasting in hell . Prejudices : First Series , 1919 The capacity for ...
... truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony ; for every ponderable chunk of it there is a brave truth - seeker's grave upon some lonely ash - heap and a soul roasting in hell . Prejudices : First Series , 1919 The capacity for ...
Page 978
... truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. Man without woman would be as stupid a game as playing checkers alone. The recipe for making a good proverb is, take one gallon of truth, boil it down to a pint, sweeten with ...
... truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. Man without woman would be as stupid a game as playing checkers alone. The recipe for making a good proverb is, take one gallon of truth, boil it down to a pint, sweeten with ...
Page 1069
... Truth forever on the scaffold , 566 Truthful James , 624 Turn the Rascals Out !, 353 ' Twas a balmy summer evening ... truths , 145 , 339 We just want the facts , ma'am , 245 We learn to do by doing , 288 We live in an old chaos of the ...
... Truth forever on the scaffold , 566 Truthful James , 624 Turn the Rascals Out !, 353 ' Twas a balmy summer evening ... truths , 145 , 339 We just want the facts , ma'am , 245 We learn to do by doing , 288 We live in an old chaos of the ...
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IN GENERAL | 9 |
IN PARTICULAR | 32 |
THINKING CONTINENTALLY | 65 |
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