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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.:Men do not quit


Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.
by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.


Oscar Wilde:Men marry because they are tired;


Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.
by Oscar Wilde


Chuang-tzu:A dog is not considered a good dog


A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
by Chuang-tzu


Franz Kafka:We are sinful not merely because we


We are sinful not merely because we have eaten of the tree of knowledge, but also because we have not eaten of the tree of life.
by Franz Kafka


Joseph Campbell:When people get married because


When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced very soon, because all love affairs end in disappointment. But marriage is a recognition of a spiritual identity.
by Joseph Campbell


Oscar Wilde:When a woman marries again it is


When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.
by Oscar Wilde


Elizabeth B. Browning:The beautiful seems right


The beautiful seems right by force of beauty, and the feeble wrong because of weakness.
by Elizabeth B. Browning


Lyman Lloyd Bryson:We are restless because of


We are restless because of incessant change, but we would be frightened if change were stopped.
by Lyman Lloyd Bryson


English Proverb:Some have been thought brave


Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
by English Proverb


Anne Frank:I keep my ideals, because in spite of


I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
by Anne Frank


Milton Friedman:Congress can raise taxes because


Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of
by Milton Friedman


Victor Hugo:A man is not idle because he is


A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
by Victor Hugo


Johann Kaspar Lavater:Call him wise whose


Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.
by Johann Kaspar Lavater


Sinclair Lewis:Advertising is a valuable


Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.
by Sinclair Lewis


Friedrich Nietzsche:The best friend is likely to


The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship.
by Friedrich Nietzsche


Ezra Pound:People find ideas a bore because they


People find ideas a bore because they do not distinguish between live ones and stuffed ones on a shelf.
by Ezra Pound


Bertrand Russell:Conventional people are roused


Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.
by Bertrand Russell


Jean-Paul Sartre:Man is condemned to be free;


Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
by Jean-Paul Sartre


Southern California Oracle:Just because


Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.
by Southern California Oracle


Unknown:Many people have gone further than they


Many people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.
by Unknown


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