"There is nothing so inconvenient in this world as an absolutely truthful person, who can both speak and write, and has the courage of his convictions. One can always arrange matters with liars ... But with the man or woman who holds truth dearer than life, and honor more valuable than advancement, there is nothing to be done, now that governments cannot insist on the hemlock-cure, as in the case of Socrates."

-- Marie Corelli

#Truth Quotes #Liars Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.”
“In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.”

Source : "What Jack Valenti Taught Us All" by Matt Gerson, www.washingtonpost.com. April 28, 2007.
“You might get nothing out of it at all except a beautiful, long life where all you did was follow your gorgeous curiosity. And that should be enough too.”
“But in this world of morally-warped phenomena there are rare and happy exceptions of truly great magnitude, which always pay dearly for their exclusiveness and fall a prey to their own superiority. Natures of genius, themselves unaware of their genius, they are relentlessly killed by an unconscious society as an expiatory sacrifice to its own sins â€¦ Such is Pushkinâ€™s Tatiana.”
“All necessary steps needed to be taken to tackle terrorism will be adopted...but we will keep in mind that a particular religion or section of society does not face problems unnecessary”
“Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't.”
“Any time you have an individual who is very confident in their abilities to persuade, there can be a rude awakening under cross-examination.”
“No nose hair. Ever. You'd be surprised at all the little twigs sticking out. I just can't get it. How can you see that and not just want to hack it off?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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