Quotes 601 till 620 of 937.
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Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings.
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Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
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Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity of agreeableness and genius, but leave me also my sincerity, my constancy, and my plain dealing; 'Tis all I have to recommend me to the esteem either of others or myself.
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Teach me to feel another's woe. To hide the fault I see: That the mercy I show to others; that mercy also show to me.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
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Television is, in many respects, a passive medium: people receive information without really exchanging ideas with others. By contrast, the Internet can be an active medium, allowing individuals to use e-mail, discussion groups, and even Web sites to engage with one another.
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Terrorism can never be accepted. We must fight it together, with methods that do not compromise our respect for the rule of law and human rights, or are used as an excuse for others to do so.
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That could be solved, Siri said, Perhaps it would help if you refrained from speaking when others are present. I think I should find you quite amiable in those circumstances.
Source: Warbreaker (2009) -
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
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That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
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That which we call sin in others, is experiment for us.
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That's what writing is all about, after all, making others see what you have put down on the page and believing that it does, or could, exist and you want to go there.
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The ''sensitiveness'' claimed by neurotic is matched by their egotism: they cannot abide the flaunting by others of the sufferings to which they pay an even increasing amount of attention in themselves.
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The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.
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The artist makes art not to save mankind but to save himself. Every benevolent comment by an artist is a fog to cover his tracks, the bloody trail of his assault against reality and others.
Source: Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) -
The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others.
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