W. Somerset Maugham
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives. -Walter Lippmann
People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives. -Walter …
Indeed, you won the elections, but I won the count. -Somoza, Anastasio
Indeed, you won the elections, but I won the count. -Somoza, Anastasio
We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us! -Shaw, George Bernard
We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us! -Shaw, George Bernard
"One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention." – Clifton Fadiman
“One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number …
Some men are wise, and some are otherwise. -Smollett, Tobias G.
Some men are wise, and some are otherwise. -Smollett, Tobias G.
"We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future." – Joseph Joubert
“We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of …
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. -Quarles, Francis
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. -Quarles, Francis
"And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth." – Bible
“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in …
knowledge makes your mind easy and your path straight -Tadj Abelkader
knowledge makes your mind easy and your path straight -Tadj Abelkader
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. -Robert Cecil
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. -Robert Cecil