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Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.

The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.

For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... let me go upstairs and check.

We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us.

A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

God exists in eternity. The only point where eternity meets time is in the present. The present is the only time there is.

The only thing I'm addicted to is winning. This bootleg cult, arrogantly referred to as Alcoholics Anonymous, reports a 5 percent success rate. My success rate is 100 percent.

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.

The only source of knowledge is experience.

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.