Burning in effigy. Kissing the picture of one's beloved, it aims at nothing at all; we just behave this way and then we feel satisfied. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
#quotes #ludwig-wittgenstein

Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
#quotes #harry-enfield #men

The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism

We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
#quotes #george-berkeley #complaining

A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
#proverbs #indian-proverbs #power #cats

The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
#quotes #elliott-abrams #same-gender-marriage

Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #fear

If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
#quotes #christopher-monckton #3rd-viscount-monckton-of-brenchley #environment #china

Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
#quotes #kiefer-sutherland #places #romania

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #laziness #idleness #humor

I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
#quotes #osamu-dazai #life #mother #hardship

The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
#quotes #james-robertson #world #struggle

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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #age #dream #regret

Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can't please everyone. ~Prabal Gurung
#quotes #prabal-gurung #clothing

A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
#quotes #george-stigler #sweden

A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #love

In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. ~Seth Godin
#quotes #seth-godin #mediocrity

Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #debt

A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
#proverbs #greek-proverbs #heart #love #youth

It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum. Playin' them guitars like shootin' from a gun. Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock. Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock. ~Marty Stuart
#quotes #marty-stuart

I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that. ~Freddy Adu
#quotes #freddy-adu #environment #career #monaco

The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #criticism

Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
#proverbs #internet-proverbs #honesty #privacy

Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs