"They must find it hard to take Truth for authority who have so long mistaken Authority for Truth."

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Source : Gerald Massey (1998). “The natural genesis, or, second part of A book of the beginnings: containing an attempt to recover and reconstitute the lost origines of the myths and mysteries, types and symbols, religion and language, with Egypt for the mouthpiece and Africa as the birthplace”, Black Classic Pr

Gerald Massey

#Long Quotes #Authority Quotes #Mistaken Quotes

“Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first. Even if you don't get the list done, you've gotten the most important things done. So many people spend so much time on things that aren't important.”
“I was at a restaurant and I heard this little voice at a nearby table pipe up and say, 'I believe I will have the chowder.' I got up and walked out into the middle of the restaurant. There was Sterling Holloway just sitting there being Sterling Holloway. Never in a million years would I have imagined that I'd have the honor of filling his shoes. I just regret not going up to him and saying hello.”
“He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates.”

Source : Alan Ayckbourn (1988). “The Norman Conquests: A Trilogy of Plays”, p.100, Grove Press
“Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.”
“The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image.”
“I was the official wedding photographer at one of my best friends' weddings. Fortunately she was one of the most easygoing brides ever, so she made it easy for me.”
“Wool, cotton, and the odd bits of silk and cashmere are the only acceptable materials for Prep clothes. They look better. They require professional maintenance. They are more expensive.”

Source : Lisa Birnbach (1980). “The official preppy handbook”, Workman Publishing
“It's the most exciting thing you have ever done with your pants on!”

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