"Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them."

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Source : "La Villeggiatura", I, 12, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 182-83, 1922.

Carlo Goldoni

#Wish Quotes #Use Quotes #Pretext Quotes

“I have seen my mugshot.”
“Technology is ruled by two types of people: those who manage what they do not understand, and those who understand what they do not manage.”
“If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.”
“"I am not much of a mathematician," said the cigarette, "but I can add to a man's nervous troubles, I can subtract from his physical energy, I can multiply his aches and pains, I can divide his mental powers, I take interest from his work, and discount his chances for success."”
“I like to think I'm generally accessible, but I give readers the benefit of the doubt of being reasonably culturally-literate.”

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“I don't pray so that I can change God. I pray so that God can change me.”
“It's the circumstances that create fear. How you respond is all you can control. Concentrate on that, and you'll always succeed.”

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“Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.”

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