"The shortest pleasures are the sweetest."

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Source : George Farquhar (1760). “The Works of the Late Ingenious Mr. George Farquhar: Containing All His Poems, Letters, Essays and Comedies, Publish'd in His Life-time. In Two Volumes”

George Farquhar

#Pleasure Quotes #Sweetest Quotes

“In light of the events on September 11, my country has told me that I should not cooperate with terrorists. I therefore am refusing to cooperate with members of Congress who are some of the most extreme terrorists in history.”

Source : Craig Rosebraugh (2004). “Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: Speaking for the Earth Liberation Front”, p.220, Lantern Books
“When you once see something as false which you have accepted as true, as natural, as human, then you can never go back to it.”
“Life is adventure. Travel is adventure at a different address.”
“To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.”
“I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives.”
“I am a song bird, I am a meek song bird, I offer my prayer to the Lord.”
“We have misunderstood our confusion when we think there is an answer to it. The confusion is not a result of questions that are too hard, but rather a questioner who is disintegrating. Confusion is the introduction to true intelligence.”
“It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it.”

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