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«Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace.»
Author: Charles Sumner
(Abolitionist, Statesman)
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«Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.»
«Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me»
Author: John Donne
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Death and dying
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dreadful, mighty, overthrow, overthrowing, overthrows, proud
«A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!»
«I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.»
Author: Woody Allen
(Actor, Author, Film Director, Screenwriter)
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Funny
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«God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble [James 4:6]»
«A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.»
«Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.»
«He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.»
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
(Critic, Philosopher, Scholar)
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liar, lie, proud, prouder, proud of
«Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.»
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