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Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly read more
Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly apart again.
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.
One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient read more
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; read more
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.
If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you read more
If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.
The key to faith is what we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it.
The key to faith is what we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it.
Where secrecy reigns, carelessness and ignorance delight to hide while skill loves the light.
Where secrecy reigns, carelessness and ignorance delight to hide while skill loves the light.
The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious read more
The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.
