A man that don't believe in destiny don't need to know what his destiny is. Laura Moncur
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. Mark Twain
A healthy mind in a healthy body. Juvenal
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.G. K. Chesterton
A good book is enjoyable. A great book sets off a bomb inside of you. Ned Hepburn
A finished person is a boring person. Anna Quindlen
A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.Bert Leston Taylor
A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. Gian Vincenzo Gravina
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return. Salman Rushdie
Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. Sydney Smith
What is the hardest thing in the world? To think. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can. Will Rogers
What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married? George Bernard Shaw
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate... Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise. Cyril Connolly
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made. Jean Giraudoux
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself. Chinua Achebe
Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation. James Thurber
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. William Hazlitt
But if you build your life on dreams it's prudent to recall a man with moonlight in his hands has nothing there at all. Don Quixote
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