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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
#quotes #francis-bacon #mind
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
#quotes #david-kay #iraq
After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #walking #dinner #supper
proverbiosA little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs
The necessity for "professionals" in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged. ~Jason Alexander
#quotes #jason-alexander #entertainment #professionalism
When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #fraud
One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #ignorance
A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #marriage
A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
#proverbs #kurdish-proverbs #travel
People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #manners #wait
He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
#quotes #stefan-zweig #solitude #people
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #experience
Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #cheating
Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
#proverbs #nigerian-proverbs #friendship
The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
#quotes #lydia-davis #russell-edson #style #writing #stories
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
#proverbs #portuguese-proverbs
A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #time
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #friendship
What is shocking and wrong is not [Lord Devlin's] idea that the community's morality counts, but his idea of what counts as the community's morality. ~Ronald Dworkin
#quotes #ronald-dworkin #ideas #community #morality
I went to church with my grandparents sometimes, and I loved it. ~Anne Lamott
#quotes #anne-lamott #church
Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #friendship
Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. ~Alexander Payne
#quotes #alexander-payne #jesuits #christianity #religious
Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. ~Willie Nelson
#quotes #willie-nelson #waylon-jennings #music
It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
#quotes #robert-winston #doctors #medicine