Without taste genius is only a sublime kind of folly. That sure touch which the lyre gives back the right note and nothing more, is even a rarer gift than the creative faculty itself.
BILL VAUGHANThe perfumed spectators are wont to look on, not to join in the struggle, nor to endure the sun, the heat, the dust, and the showers.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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There is convincing evidence that the search for solitude is not a luxury but a biological need. Just as humans posses a herding instinct that keeps us close to others most of the time, we also have a conflicting drive to seek out solitude.
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The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won’t take it, but somebody always does.
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A nation has character only when it is free.
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One of the most gracious dispensations of God concerning His saints is their lovely unawareness of sanctity. The nearer they move to Him, the more conscious are they of sin.
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Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like ‘excuse me’, and other such simple courtesies.
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It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.
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The eyes are the amulets of the mind.
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Occasionally we sigh for an earlier day when we could just look at the stars without worrying whether they were theirs or ours.
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The tax collector must love poor people, he’s creating so many of them.
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Every woman is infallibly to be gained by every sort of flattery, and every man by one sort or other.
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Remembrance of death saves one from this world’s deceit.
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Kids are not driving themselves to McDonalds. It’s not about kids and their choices. It’s about parents and their choices.
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In the game of life, it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
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We’ve found some things that are suspicious in nature, and we’re going to err on the side of caution.
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There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.
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