"Since in the long run deception is likely to be found out, your character had better not only seem good, but be it."

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Source : F. L. Lucas (2012). “Style: The Art of Writing Well”, p.30, Harriman House Limited

F. L. Lucas

#Running Quotes #Honesty Quotes #Character Quotes

“The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation”
“We just can't love without God. God wants for us want we want for ourselves. These basic things are not that hard to grasp. We just have to have faith, and faith is a gift. We just need to accept it.”
“It's a match made in heaven...by a retarded angel.”
“On that night after Phoebe had given her Pandora report, I thought about the Hope in Pandora's box. Maybe when everything seemed sad and miserable, Phoebe and I could both hope that something might start to go right.”
“President Bush spent the day calling names he couldn't pronounce in countries he never knew existed.”
“Just as established products and brands need updating to stay alive and vibrant, you periodically need to refresh or reinvent yourself.”

Source : Mireille Guiliano (2009). “Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility”, p.55, Simon and Schuster
“Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature.”
“There's only one thing money won't buy, and that is poverty.”

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