Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all – are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
BILL VAUGHANAs surely as you are a living man, so surely did that spectral anatomy visit my room again last night, grin in my face, and walk away with my trousers: nor was I able to spring from my bed, or break the chain which seemed to bind me to my pillow.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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The SPR is intended to provide relief at times when working families are struggling to make ends meet, and to counter the price shocks that accompany severe supply disruptions. Now is undoubtedly such a time.
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The pretender sees no one but himself, Because he has the veil of conceit in front; If he were endowed with a God discerning eye, He would see that no one is weaker than himself.
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The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.
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Books are delightful when prosperity happily smiles; when adversity threatens, they are inseparable comforters.
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Work is the means of living, but it is not living.
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When myth meets myth, the collision is very real.
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Perhaps God chose me to be an atheist?
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Where would the gardener be if there were no more weeds?
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The ideal Christmas gift is money, but the trouble is you can’t charge it.
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Occasionally we sigh for an earlier day when we could just look at the stars without worrying whether they were theirs or ours.
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Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one’s balance.
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Adolescence is society’s permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility.
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The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly.
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Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody else.
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Contraries are cured by contraries.
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