"We need wisdom the most when we believe in it the least."

-- Hans Jonas

#Believe Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Great writers are not those who tell us we shouldnâ€™t play with fire, but those who make our fingers burn.”

Source : Stephen Vizinczey (1988). “Truth and Lies in Literature: Essays and Reviews”, p.161, University of Chicago Press
“Nature endows woman alternately with a particular strength which helps her to suffer and a weakness which counsels her to be resigned.”
“Making that statement of 'I'm not afraid to be untamed.' It's just kind of the marriage of those two things.”
“The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.”
“All present life is but an interjection, An'Oh!'or 'Ah!'of joy or misery, Or a 'Ha! ha!'or 'Bah!'a yawn or 'Pooh!' Of which perhaps the latter is most true.”
“My mother danced; she loved the ballet.”
“I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves.”
“I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.”

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