If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
BARBARA MERTZI never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.
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But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Superstition has its practical uses.
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I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
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Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don’t know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don’t bother to become interesting.
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I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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