Lloyd George could not see a belt without hitting below it.
It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.
Is it me you're describing, or yourself?
It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.
Abuse a man unjustly and you will make friends for him.
Injuries may be forgiven but not forgotten.
Be quiet! Anyone can spit in my face, and call me a criminal and a prostitute. But no one has the right to judge my remorse.
Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.
In regards to maan (to seek importance from others), a man will become impudent if he keeps getting insulted up to a point. If he gets maan (importance from others) to a certain level, he grows strong...
Good for you Woods. You're not as dumb as you look. Come to think of it, no one's as dumb as you look.
If her rump were any stiffer, she'd break it every time she rides', I thought to Pounce.'If she fell on the steps, they would never be able to put her together again', he replied.
I am reading Proust for the first time. Very poor stuff. I think he was mentally defective.
Calumny is only the noise of madmen.
As long as there are readers to be delighted with calumny there will be found reviewers to calumniate.
She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.
Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you.
One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes of those who put him down.
After a year of therapy my psychiatrist said to me "Maybe life isn't for everyone."
As Hazel marched down the hill, she cursed in Latin. Percy didn’t understand all of it, but he got , , and a few choice suggestions about where Octavian could stick his knife.
Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible. [on hearing a famous violinist]
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