Quotes of Detract - somelinesforyou

“ In a large sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. ”

- Marguerite Duras

“ All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience. ”

- Alice Walker

“ The chief merit of language is clearness, and we know that nothing detracts so much from this as do unfamiliar terms. ”

- Galen

“ We exaggerate the glory of some men in order to detract from that of others. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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