"Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said, "I'm going to give you three pieces of advice, three things you should always remember." My heart jumped and I glowed with expectation. I was going to hear the magic password to a rich, full life from the master himself. "Yes sir?" I said. And he told me the three things. I regret that I've forgotten what they were."

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Source : "Harpo Speaks!".

Harpo Marx

#Funny Quotes #Wise Quotes #Regret Quotes

“Your shoes are only as good as the laces they're attached to.”
“An active line on a walk, moving freely, without goal. A walk for a walk's sake.”
“The day is divided into two important sections: Mealtimes and everything else.”

Source : Merrill Markoe (1992). “What the Dogs Have Taught Me: And Other Amazing Things I've Learned”, Viking Press
“Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived... I'm still learning all the time.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Animals are being exploited in such an unbelievable way; it's not acceptable.”
“Looking into another person's eyes for an extended period of time proved to be a powerful thing. And if you don't believe me, try it yourself.”
“To love the world is to be afflicted.”

Source : Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications
“Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable force because to admit it is to admit that most of our political gyrations, religious dogmas, social ambitions, and financial ploys are not merely counter-productive but trivial.”

Source : Tom Robbins (2006). “Wild Ducks Flying Backward”, p.210, Bantam

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