Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
BERNARD WILLIAMSTranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
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Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
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Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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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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September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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Few things move as quietly as the future.
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We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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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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There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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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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