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«I am the Unknown SoldierAnd maybe I died in vain,But if I were alive and my country called,I'd do it all over again.»
«It is occasionally possible to charge Hell with a bucket of water, but against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain»
«In vain have you acquired knowledge if you have not imparted it to others.»
«It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.»
Author: Aesop (Author, Fabulist) | About: Prayer | Keywords: as well, expect, heard, in vain, pray, prayers, strive, vain
«It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!»
«In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboreth to good purpose»
Author: Thomas Kempis | Keywords: examining, in vain, judging, vain
«If I can stop one Heart from breaking I shall not live in vain If I can ease one life the Aching Or cool one Pain Or help one fainting Robin Unto his Nest again I shall not live in Vain»
«In the love of narrow souls I make many short voyages but in vain - I find no sea room - but in great souls I sail before the wind without a watch, and never reach the shore.»
«Nations! What are nations? Tartars! and Huns! and Chinamen! Like insects they swarm. The historian strives in vain to make them memorable. It is for want of a man that there are so many men. It is individuals that populate the world.»
«Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain»

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