"A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him."

-- Alexis de Tocqueville

#Men Quotes #Admiration Quotes #Collectivism Quotes

“Perhaps by sharing my personal weight-loss journey on television, I can help others confront the truth and lies behind obesity.”
“You grow your best thoughts in silence, solitude, and meditation. When you relax and think deeply, you are giving your inmost powers their best opportunity to disclose themselves.”

Source : Grenville Kleiser (1917). “Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day”
“I am not a romantic. I am a domestic animal. I do not sigh and yearn for extravagant displays of passion, for the grand affair, the world well lost for love. I know all that, and know that it leaves you lonely. No, what I crave is the simplicity of routine. An evening walk, arm in arm, in fine weather. A game of cards. Time for idle talk. Preparing a meal together.”
“Your tale is of the longest," observed Monks, moving restlessly in his chair. It is a true tale of grief and trial, and sorrow, young man," returned Mr. Brownlow, "and such tales usually are; if it were one of unmixed joy and happiness, it would be very brief.”
“Goodness is equally hateful to the wicked, as vice is to the virtuous.”
“I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
“I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The sight of a cage is only frightening to the bird that has once been caught.”

Source : Rachel Field (1938). “ALL THIS, and HEAVEN TOO”

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