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.
BERNARD WILLIAMS
BERNARD WILLIAMS
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams28 quotes“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.”
More from Bernard Williams
Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams September tries its best to have us forget summer.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Few things move as quietly as the future.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams
Original quotes
From our community writers
You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. I loved you as Icarus loved the sun- too close, too much.
David JonesDavid Jones We attract who our souls need to grow.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You’re my bad habit, on this dark planet, light up my world like stars, now they’re ashes.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Permanence is a wonderful magician. Now you see him, next he goes on to perform the greatest disappearing act of all time.
Hamilton K. AmadiHamilton K. Amadi Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans You shined your light on all the things I’ve been trying so hard to hide.
CindyCindy You are the love I could never escape not that I would ever want to.
TMCTMC
Meet the writers