"In dress, habits, manners, provincialism, routine and narrowness, he acquired that charming insolence, that irritating completeness, that sophisticated crassness, that overbalanced poise that makes the Manhattan gentleman so delightfully small in its greatness."

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O. Henry

#New York Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Gentleman Quotes

“You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.”

Source : "Honore: Sandbags won't save your life", www.cnn.com. March 27, 2009.
“Some comics really thrive on being disrespectful, especially toward women, and it's somehow understood as edgy, but I'm the opposite. I've never liked curse words for that reason.”
“Evangelical Christians are not sincere. It is all about making money.”
“Waste is unjustified, and especially the waste of time limited as that commodity is in our days of probation. One must live, not only exist; he must do, not merely be; he must grow, not just vegetate.”
“If you say that a good reputation serves to benefit the neighbor more, I admit that. However, since it should be based on a good life, it is, therefore, preserved by the practice of virtue and not by human intrigue.”
“You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not”
“He who lives in the present lives in eternity.”
“I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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