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Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".
Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.
Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
He that won't be counselled can't be helped.
He that won't be counselled can't be helped.
Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.
Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].
Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
