Belle de Jour famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The constitutional questions are in the first instance not questions of right but questions of might.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
If we ask, for instance, whether the position of the electron remains the same, we must say 'no'; if we ask whether the electron's position changes with time, we must say 'no'; if we ask whether the electron is at rest, we must say 'no'; if we ask whether it is in motion, we must say 'no'.
Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.
Some things in life are not pleasant but they have to be done. For instance, German and maths.
Loyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others.
Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.
Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.
... one reads, above all, to prevent oneself thinking.
Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.

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