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  2. Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad - Wikipedia

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    A prior Latin version is Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat (Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791) but this involves God, not "the gods". Jean-Jacques Rousseau quotes this phrase in The Confessions in the form of Quos vult perdere Jupiter dementet (Whom Jupiter destroys, he first make mad), authored in 1769 but published in 1782.

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Easier said than done; East is east, and west is west (and never the twain shall meet) East, west, home is best; Easy come, easy go; Easy, times easy, is still easy; Early marriage, earlier pregnant; Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper; Eat, drink and be merry, (for tomorrow we die)

  4. AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes - Wikipedia

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    Sean Connery also has two entries, but his two quotes are shared with five other actors. [g] As well as the five quotes spoken by Bogart, two other quotes on the list (from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and To Have and Have Not) were spoken to him, by Alfonso Bedoya and Lauren Bacall, respectively. Further, "Round up the usual suspects."

  5. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...

  6. List of catchphrases in American and British mass media

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    These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.

  7. George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia

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    Sure, we all want to go home. We want to get this war over with. But you can't win a war lying down. The quickest way to get it over with is to get the bastards who started it. We want to get the hell over there and clean the goddamn thing up, and then get at those purple-pissing Japs. [a] The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we go home ...

  8. God helps those who help themselves - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is often mistaken as a scriptural quote, though it is not stated in the Bible. Some Christians consider the expression contrary to the biblical message of God's grace and help for the helpless, and its denunciation of greed and selfishness. [1] A variant of the phrase is addressed in the Quran (13:11). [2] [3]

  9. Alan Redpath - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps his most well-known quote is, "When God wants to do an impossible task, he takes an impossible man, and he crushes him." [1] Other notable quotes are; "The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime." "The Christian life doesn't get easier as one gets older."