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The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms. ↗

— Wendell Phillips

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Existence precedes and rules essence. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

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Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last. ↗

— Hugh Walpole

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Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. ↗

— Rita Mae Brown

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Literature precedes genre. ↗

— Rick Moody

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There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened. ↗

— Abu Bakr

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Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought. ↗

— Douglas Horton

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