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By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

by Plato Found in: Influence Quotes,
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Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose
would change the laws of an empire.
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Ah, who could have ever foretold that that little retrousse nose
would change the laws of an empire.
[Fr., Ah, qui jamais autoir pu dire
Que ce petit nez retrousse
Changerait les lois d'un empire.]

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The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water
flowing hidden underground, secretly making read more

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water
flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Influence Quotes,
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No life
Can be pure in its purpose or strong in its strife
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No life
Can be pure in its purpose or strong in its strife
And all life not be purer and stronger thereby.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Influence Quotes,
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The very room, coz she was in,
Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

The very room, coz she was in,
Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

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Lay ye down the golden chain
From Heaven, and pull at its inferior links
Both Goddesses and read more

Lay ye down the golden chain
From Heaven, and pull at its inferior links
Both Goddesses and Gods.

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So when a great man dies,
For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him read more

So when a great man dies,
For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him lies
Upon the paths of men.

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No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.

No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Influence Quotes,
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Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the
deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
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Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the
deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never
so wisely.

by Bible Found in: Influence Quotes,
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