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 CHRISTIEUntil one looks back on one’s own past one fails to realise what an extraordinary view of the world a child has.
More Agatha Christie Quotes
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Fear is incomplete knowledge.
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There are doubtless certain unworldly people who are indifferent to money. I myself have never met one.
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One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late.
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Never go back to a place where you have been happy. Until you do it remains alive for you. If you go back it will be destroyed.
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Be sure thy sin will find thee out.
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The human face is, after all, nothing more nor less than a mask.
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Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
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But surely for everything you love you have to pay some price.
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The simplest explanation is always the most likely.
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The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don’t give a damn.
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Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.
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I learned that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back – that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a one way street, isn’t it?
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An appreciative listener is always stimulating.
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It’s what’s in *yourself* that makes you happy or unhappy.
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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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