Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense.

I don't think anybody is a poet 24/7, only in those rare moments when a person is producing a poem.

People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.

We are only tenants, and shortly the great Landlord will give us notice that our lease has expired.

You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough.

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

There's only one life. There's no repeats. You only get one life, and you gotta take advantage of it.

Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.

The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you're in it. Nothing can be controlled.

The belief that one's own view of reality is the only reality is the most dangerous of all delusions.

There is only one side of the market and it is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side.

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

A beautiful woman can be painted as a totem only; not as a woman, but as a Madonna, a queen, a sphinx.

Bulgaria was the only Axis country to deflect insistent German demands for the deportation of its Jews.

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.

Music - it's the only thing that can enter your system, your mind, your heart, without your permission.

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.

There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.

Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle and always want more and more.

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

When things begin accelerating wildly out of control, sometimes patience is the only answer. Press pause.

Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems.

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

God has no grandchildren. He has only children, so being a born-again Christian is not an automatic thing.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.

I only really and truly fully relax on my own. Give me a sun lounger, a pool and a sea view, and I'm happy.

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

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