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Jonathan Swift quote: "Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for..."

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.

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Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose a dog d bites a man m at time t," thereby demonstrating their unshakable commitment to logical rigor, even though they don't go on to manipulate any formulae involving d, m, and t. Daniel Dennett
Making the tax cuts permanent will continue to grow the economy, create jobs, and put more money in the pockets of the hard-working families of Pennsylvania. Tim Murphy
Joe E. Lewis quote: "I drink to forget I drink."
I drink to forget I drink. Joe E. Lewis
At the beginning of a campaign it is important to consider whether or not to move forward; but when one has taken the offensive it is necessary to maintain it to the last extremity. However skilfully effected a retreat may be, it always lessens the morale of an army, since in losing the chances of success, they are remitted to the enemy. A retreat, moreover, costs much more in men and materials than the bloodiest engagements, with this difference, also, that in a battle the enemy loses... Napoleon Bonaparte
H. G. Wells quote: "The study of Nature makes a man at last as remorseless as Nature."
The study of Nature makes a man at last as remorseless as Nature. H. G. Wells
Vernon Lee quote: "There is too little courtship in the world."
There is too little courtship in the world. Vernon Lee
John Dryden quote: "War is the trade of Kings."
War is the trade of Kings. John Dryden
If you think the system - not you - but if your viewers think that the current political system is working well and serving the interest of our country, then what we're doing will not be attractive. Hamilton Jordan
What I really hated, of course, was my mind. There must have been an off switch somewhere, but I was damned if I could find it. David Sedaris
I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any. Maurice Ashley
The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten. George William Curtis
Kathy Najimy quote: "Love is a gift."
Love is a gift. Kathy Najimy
L. M. Montgomery quote: "Secrets are generally terrible. Beauty is not hidden--only..."
Secrets are generally terrible. Beauty is not hidden--only ugliness and deformity. L. M. Montgomery
He thirsted for this resurrection and renewal. The vile bog he had gotten stuck in of his own free will burdened him too much, and, like a great many men in such cases, he believed most of all in a change of place: if only it weren't for these people, if only it weren't for these circumstances, if only one could fly away from the curses place--then everything would be reborn! That was what he believed in and what he longed for. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Neil Gaiman quote: "I think if you decide that any book is about Only One Thing..."
I think if you decide that any book is about Only One Thing you're probably wrong. Even if that thing is in there. Neil Gaiman