#seldom

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up. ↗

— George Santayana

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Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them. ↗

— George Santayana

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My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character. ↗

— Aaron Stanford

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I've seldom minded other people's opinions, but the other side of that coin is that I've seldom been interested by them, um their opinions about me I mean. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

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When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a sort of mood of melancholy, somehow. It's almost theatrical. ↗

— James Taylor

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Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty. ↗

— Margot Asquith

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My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

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