If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
BERNARD WILLIAMSIdeas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
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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People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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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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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
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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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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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