#rises

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present. ↗

— Lane Kirkland

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During these two and a half years that have followed the war, the most urgent problem we have encountered was: to activate the public enterprises, to bring them up to the level that international markets demand and we are just now getting them prepared for privatization. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

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I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#life

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

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In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house. ↗

— Aeschylus

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The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being. ↗

— Kofi Annan

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. ↗

— Aristotle

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Passion surprises. One doesn't search it. It can happen to you tomorrow. ↗

— Isabelle Adjani

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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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