"Stubbornness destroys good advice."

-- Ali ibn Abi Talib

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“Knowledge is like a knife. In the hands of a well-balanced adult it is an instrument for good of inestimable value; but in the hands of a child, an idiot, a criminal, a drunkard or an insane man, it may cause havoc, misery, suffering and crime. Science and religion have this in common, that their noble aims, their power for good, have often, with wrong men, deteriorated into a boomerang to the human race.”
“One of the servants had reported that Daisy had been sneaking around the house at night, deliberately tripping all the traps to keep the mice from being killed. â€œIs this true, daughter?â€ Thomas Bowman had rumbled, his gaze filled with ire as he stared at Daisy. â€œIt could be,â€ she had allowed. â€œBut there is another explanation.â€ â€œAnd what is that?â€ Bowman had asked sourly. Her tone turned congratulatory. â€œI think we are hosting the most intelligent mice in New York!”
“Optimism is my best defense.”

Source : Song: Baby Jane, Album: Body Wishes
“Women are the carriers of life. We hold the fruit of our loving beneath our hearts.”
“Change your thoughts... charge your life.”
“As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.”
“With watercolour, you can't cover up the marks. There's the story of the construction of the picture, and then the picture might tell another story as well.”
“Some eschew wine for their religion; others just don't cotton to it. A slew of Americans consider wine a fancy-schmancy treat for special occasions. They do not understand the concept of daily wine. It's as though you insisted on confetti and a swing-band at every meal.”

Source : Jennifer Rosen (2005). “Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine: A Treasury of Entertainment, Exploration and Education by America's Wittiest Wine Critic”, p.268

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