"One tires of a page of which every sentence sparkles with points, of a sentimentalist who is always pumping the tears from his eyes or your own."

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William Makepeace Thackeray

#Eye Quotes #Style Quotes #Tears Quotes

“We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining oneâ€™s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a shipâ€™s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea.”

Source : Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). “On War”, p.107, Princeton University Press
“You see I learnt at an early age what it was to be angry - angry and helpless. And I can never forget it. I knew more about - love... betrayal... and death, when I was ten years old than you will probably ever know in your life.”

Source : John Osborne (1957). “Look Back in Anger”, Penguin Books
“Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.”
“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.”

Source : On receiving Congressional Medal for Distinguished Civilian Achievement, April 23, 1956.
“I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.”
“Parents have too little respect for their children, just as the children have too much for the parents.”
“Unfortunately, what my head wanted and what my heart wanted were two completely different things.”
“Arabs, rise as one man and fight for your sacred rights. Kill the Jews wherever you find them. This pleases God, history, and religion. This saves your honor. God is with you.”

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