Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.
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The vast majority of the peoples of the world are against war and against aggression. If they make their wishes known and effective, war can be stopped. It all depends on whether they are willing to make the effort necessary for the purpose. For, that it will require an effort, no one who considers the history of the world on these subjects can doubt.
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Virtue consists in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.
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People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.
-- Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
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It [idolatry] nourishes mans ambition to domineer over his fellow man. Idolatry, therefore, is the source of all social and moral evil in the world.
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That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
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The fact is that comedy is actually too serious to be taken seriously. It may be that comedy touches such deep emotions that people feel better if they can just dismiss it as trivial. Just take a big belly laugh. I have watched people laughing, and for a moment they look-and are-absolutely helpless. Vulnerability. You can be assaulted while you are laughing.
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I have always believed that a good laugh was good for both the mental and physical digestion.
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My new shorty got a gymnastic back, '87 emerald green on a classic Jag. She had the cleft palate, I ordered chef's salad; She had the club foot, with that little arm, I couldn't help but laugh...she ordered Chicken Parm.
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You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.
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A single leaf working alone provides no shade.
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Swinging on delicate hinges the autumn leaf almost off the stem.
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I turn over a new leaf every day. But the blots show through.
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How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?
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