Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
BERNARD WILLIAMSYou are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
More Bernard Williams Quotes
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.
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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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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
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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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Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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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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Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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