You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
BERNARD WILLIAMSThe day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
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I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
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If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
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Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.
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