John William De Forest famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Resist the temptation to think what afflicts you is peculiar to you. Have faith that what is in your consciousness can be communicated to the consciousness of all. And is, in many cases, already there.
The way to Heaven is straight and narrow: they who wish to arrive at that place of bliss by walking in the paths of pleasure shall be disappointed; and therefore few reach it, because few are willing to use violence to themselves in resisting temptations.
Ignorance of true pleasure more frequently than temptation to that which is false, leads to vice.
When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
I liked the fact she understood how we all have little secret habits that seem normal enough to us, but which we know better than to mention out loud.
I rarely drink from the bottle, but I'll smoke a little weed,
The less we show our love to a woman, Or please her less, and neglect our duty, The more we trap and ruin her surely In the flattering toils of philandery.
RUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.
Someday was the thing he had, because it was a lot harder to ruin than today.
The fixation of the theater in one language--written words, music, lights, noises--betokens its imminent ruin.

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