A gentleman who had been very unhappy in marriage, — Samuel Johnson
A gentleman who had been very unhappy in marriage, married immediately after his wife died: Johnson said, it was the triumph of hope over experience.
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I consider that in no government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. If a sovereign oppresses his people to a great degree, they will rise and cut off his head. There is a remedy in human nature agains…
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten.
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[ On the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland :] Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see.
I haven't failed. I've just found ten thousand ways that don't work.
Thomas Edison
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde
I just want to be wonderful.
Marilyn Monroe
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Albert Einstein
Thomas Edison
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde
I just want to be wonderful.
Marilyn Monroe
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Albert Einstein