A joke, even if it be a lame one, is nowhere so keenly relished or quickly applauded as in a murder trial.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
We need not worry so much about what man descends from; it’s what he descends to that shames the human race.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
All generalizations are false, including this one.
What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one’s self-approval.
Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which makes no distinction between the following persons. They are all required to obey it: children at birth. Children in the cradle. School children. Youths and maidens. Fresh adults. Older ones. Men and women of 40. Of 50. Of 60. Of 70. Of 80. Of 100. The command does not distribute its burden equally, and cannot. It is not hard upon the three sets of children.
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.
Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything. That makes you smile.
The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.
It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Everything has its limit – iron ore cannot be educated into gold.
Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.
Methuselah lived to be 969 years old . You boys and girls will see more in the next fifty years than Methuselah saw in his whole lifetime.
Fueling your body is a process… The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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