"We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them."

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Although it was in primitive times and differently called the Lord's day or Sunday, yet it was never denominated the Sabbath; a name constantly appropriate to Saturday, or the Seventh day both by sacred and ecclesiastical writers.”
“Gaiety is forgetfulness of the self, melancholy is memory of the self: in that state the soul feels all the power of its roots, nothing distracts it from its profound homeland and the look that it casts upon the outer world is gently dismayed.”

Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”, p.245, U of Nebraska Press
“Growing up in Rhode Island, my friends would have strung me up if I had been a Yankees fan.”
“My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck.”

Source : "Chris Isaak: 'My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck!'". Interview with Tim Jonze, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.
“Drinking every night because we drink to my accomplishments.”
“There is no cure for the ills of the world except the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
“I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society.”
“I heard recently that I used to date Patrick Swayze.”

Source : "Pop Quiz: Davey Havok Of A.f.i". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. June 11, 2006.

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