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The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them
The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them
I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.
I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.
The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than read more
The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than the average person.
People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, read more
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling read more
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity
In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.
In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.
People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it read more
People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately