I don’t think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness – to save oneself trouble.
AGATHA CHRISTIEIf you place your head in a lion’s mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
More Agatha Christie Quotes
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If you place your head in a lion’s mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
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Time does not dispose of a question – it only presents it anew in a different guise.
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To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness.
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The human face is, after all, nothing more nor less than a mask.
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As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invented for yourself, and so you relapse into individuality and become more like yourself everyday.
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The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself – and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.
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When the fact doesn’t meet the theory then let go the theory.
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What good is money if it can’t buy happiness?
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If you’ve had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.
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Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.
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Writers are diffident creatures — they need encouragement.
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I’m sure you have a theme: the theme of your life. You can embellish it or desecrate it, but it’s your theme, and as long as you follow it, you will experience harmony and peace of mind.
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Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.
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What they need is a little immorality in their lives. Then they wouldn’t be so busy looking for it in other people’s.
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Until one looks back on one’s own past one fails to realise what an extraordinary view of the world a child has.
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