"Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others."

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Arnold Bennett

#Eye Quotes #Self Quotes #Tongue Quotes

“At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire.”
“The cigarettes you light one after another wonâ€™t help you forget her.”
“I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.”
“My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us, as a society, in that clearness which it might have been, had we been as faithful as we ought to be to the teachings of Christ.”

Source : John Woolman (1840). “A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of that Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ”, p.135
“[Chuck's wife] was standing behind me at the time and she said, 'Chuck hasn't fed himself in 19 years. So, you've got a choice: We keep the arm, or you keep Chuck.'”
“What a great time to be born, what a great time to be alive, because this generation gets to completely change this world.”
“It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report on top of that.”
“I like the analogy that the way that we live in Western Society, the energy that we consume in the form of fossil fuels, is the energy equivalent in pre-fossil fuel terms of having 500 slaves.”

Source : Source: williamlittlesociology.wordpress.com

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