"Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks."
Madeleine L'Engle
"I should've known the eyes. Wide, bright blue, and something about the delicate arc of the lids: a cat's slant, a pale jeweled girl in an old painting, a secret."
Tana French
"It is unwise to waste in thought what could be earned and secured in action."
A.J. Darkholme
"Thought flies and words go on foot."
Julien Green
"The practice of cultivating altruism has a beneficial effect not only from the religious point of view but also from the mundane point of view, not only for long term spiritual development but even in terms of immediate rewards."
Dalai Lama XIV
"As long as we do violence to other animals, we’ll keep on doing violence to ourselves."
Paul Russell
"Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads."
Lee Westwood
"It was not long before I discovered that withdrawing addicts lost their composure in exactly the same manner that careless millionaires lose their money: gradually, then suddenly."
Andrew Davidson
"To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character."
Aristotle
"We know that we cannot live together without rules which tell us what is right and what is wrong, what is permitted and what is prohibited. We know that it is law which enables men to live together, that creates order out of chaos. We know that law is the glue that holds civilization together."
Robert Kennedy
"Evil forges a tornado.But goodness battles in a straight line."
Caris Roane
"All you can do is make your decisions based on what you know now."
Malinda Lo
"Unfortunately we do treat others as we treat ourselves. We should try being genuinely kind to ourselves first and the rest will come naturally, like an 18-kt. Golden Rule.” ― Erica Goros, The Daisy Chain."
Erica Goros
"I don't trust anybody who isn't a little bit neurotic."
Mohadesa Najumi
"Have you seen these Japanese hospital droids, or humanoids, or whatever they call it? They've perfected the skin, and the skin looks so real. They have these motors between the eyes for when they smile. It's just mind-blowing."
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