An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
BERNARD WILLIAMSTalent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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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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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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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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What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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