"Occasionally the very youngness of the young moved him to charity--they had no sense of the swiftness of life, nor of its limits. The years would pass like weeks, and loves would pass too, or else grow sour."

-- Larry McMurtry

#Years Quotes #Limits Quotes #And Love Quotes

“We know how powerful our mother was when we were little, but is our wife that powerful to us now? Must we relive our great deed of escape from Mama with every other woman in our life?”
“I like Betsy Ross as a model, too, the quilting bee, sitting around with your friends making art, asking what they think, so that you get the benefit of everyone's opinions and so it's not just about you in your you-dom.”
“Weâ€™ve always assumed The Aegis is all-knowing highly trained and organized but itâ€™s nothing but a cult, isnâ€™t it ? The weak and uneducated being led by those with their own agendas. Brainwashed lemmings following orders without question.”
“The Iranians are very skilled terrorist, and we'd have to expect that they'd hit at us as hard as they could. Especially in Iraq, where they have a great deal of power and influence.”
“High erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.”
“Most people I work with are older than me and the main thing I've learnt is that everyone is a dumb as an 18-year-old.”
“In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas...”

Source : "Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings". Book by Han Fei, Columbia University Press, New York, transl. by Burton Watson, "The Eight Villanies", 1996.
“There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.”

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