A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
BERNARD WILLIAMSSeptember tries its best to have us forget summer.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
-
-
Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
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 -
People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.
BERNARD WILLIAMS -
Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
BERNARD WILLIAMS