And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
JOHN STEINBECKNo man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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A man without words is a man without thought.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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