The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
#quotes #mark-twain #ignorance #humor

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
#quotes #james-thurber #truth #human

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #beauty

Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
#proverbs #love

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
#quotes #ouida #family #hardship

A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #quotations

When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
#proverbs #latin-proverbs

The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
#proverbs #indian-proverbs #mystery #human

I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
#quotes #franco-nero #eating

If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #focus

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
#proverbs #grandparents

The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
#quotes #paul-cook #military #vietnam #russia

A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs

Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs

I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
#quotes #amy-adams #childhood #luck

A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
#proverbs #latin-proverbs #religion

You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life. ~Steve Wozniak
#quotes #steve-wozniak #steve-jobs #apple #work

He who knows how to live, knows enough. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #life

A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny or serious. My response is that I will make up my mind when God does, because life is a commingling of the sacred and the profane, good and evil. To try and separate them is fallacy. ~Tom Robbins
#quotes #tom-robbins #critic #writing

Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs