Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. Robert Frost
Life is a long lesson in humility. James M. Barrie
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. Noel Coward
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. Benjamin Disraeli
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about. Oscar Wilde
It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him. George Bernard Shaw
The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law. Alex Levin
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. Robert Frost
Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who can never remember where they have left things. Woody Allen
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. Albert Camus
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. Friedrich Nietzsche
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. Anatole France
All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. T. E. Lawrence, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. Truman Capote
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Socrates
A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world. Edmond de Concourt
If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging. Joe Martin
He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hope for the human condition is a fool. Albert Camus
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying. Woody Allen
If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. Marcel Proust
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. John Muir
Walking is also an ambulation of mind. Gretel Ehrlich
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea. Unknown
Use soft words and hard arguments. English Proverb
Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. D. H. Lawrence
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. Woody Allen
All general statements are false. Unknown
Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people. Welsh Proverb
There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. W. Somerset Maugham
Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right. Arthur Schopenhauer
Underlying the whole scheme of civilization is the confidence men have in each other, confidence in their integrity, confidence in their honesty, confidence in their future. Bourke Cockran
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. W. Somerset Maugham
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers. H. L. Mencken
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Michel de Montaigne
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Mark Twain
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble. Ralph Waldo Emerson
So it is with minds. Unless you keep them busy with some definite subject that will bridle and control them, they throw themselves in disorder hither and yon in the vague field of imagination. ..And there is no mad or idle fancy that they do no bring forth in the agitation. Michel de Montaigne
Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults. Socrates
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love. Sophocles
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato
To philosophise is to doubt. Michel de Montaigne
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Robin Williams
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Oscar Wilde
It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. P. D. James
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. Unknown
His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. Woody Allen
Do not consider painful what is good for you. Euripides
2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2. Grabel's Law
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. Mark Twain
You can't say that civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way. Will Rogers
Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something. Thomas A. Edison
The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any. Russell Baker
To conclude, all other living creatures live orderly and well, after their own kind: we see them flock and gather together, and ready to make head and stand against all others of a contrary kind: the lions as fell and savage as they be, fight not with one another: serpents sting not serpents, nor bite one another with their venomous teeth: nay the very monsters and huge fishes of the sea, war not amongst themselves in their own kind: but believe me, man at man's hand receiveth most harm and mischief. Pliny The Elder
I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks. Steve Martin
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. Joseph Heller
Maybe this world is another planet's hell. Aldous Huxley
Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. Jean-Paul Sartre
A book may be compared to your neighbor; if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early. Rupert Brooke
I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead- not sick, not wounded - dead. Woody Allen
I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. Oscar Wilde
Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made. Otto von Bismarck
Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin. Stanislaw J. Lec
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important. Martin Luther King Jr.
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president. Kurt Vonnegut
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. Vernon Sanders Law
The wicked at heart probably know something. Woody Allen
Pleasure is a by-product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else, and comes by the way. A. Lawrence Lowell
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. Henry David Thoreau
Seek simplicity, and distrust it. Alfred North Whitehead
She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit. W. Somerset Maugham
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