"It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

#Real Quotes #Doe Quotes #Sycophants Quotes

“I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things, and in principle I am against manifestoes, as I am also against principles.”
“It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because of that preliminary embarrassing question: what is intended by myth? It is also because the answers given depend for the most part on the documents selected.”
“I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.”
“Grief is a circular staircase.”
“At least with pets, and for all I know, people too, intelligence and quick-wittedness have nothing to do with a talent for being loved, or being kind, nothing at all, less than nothing.”

Source : Charles Baxter (2009). “The Feast of Love”, p.62, Vintage
“Because life is short. I feel weâ€™re made of a hunger, a desire for life â€“ if that can be described as a material. As I get older, Iâ€™m trying to open that channel more. If you donâ€™t, if you close off desire and get complacent, life loses its freshness and sweetness, and thatâ€™s what I crave. Thatâ€™s my bliss.”
“It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom & passion.”
“To be really honest, I think if anybody did derive comfort from the fact that 'there's always someone worse off than yourself,' they'd have to be a pretty sad and sick individual. If I've sprained my wrist, I'm not made happier by the thought that someone somewhere has broken their leg!”

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