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Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no s... 
Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write the... 
Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their... 
The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. 
Those who don't read good books have no advantage over those who can't. 
Stars are much further away from where they are now for those who have no dreams and no intentions t... 
When I see those sad, abused and neglected animals on those commercials I feel despair for the human... 
Those who are held wise among men, and who search for the reason of things, are those who bring the ... 
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Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them... 
In our hearts... there must abide some pity for those people who have always felt themselves to be s... 
The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them are those who m... 
The oldest, shortest words - "yes' and "no" - are those which require the most thought. 
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Those who do the most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand the least. 
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