"He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom."

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Bias of Priene

#Expectations Quotes #Stores Quotes #Wit Quotes

“When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up”
“It was a challenging experience. I'm looking forward to a break.”
“When solutions are offered us by the people who originally brought us the problem, we do well to be suspicious.”

Source : Robin Morgan (2014). “The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism”, p.36, Open Road Media
“There are other jobs I do besides rap. I was considering going back to school so there have been a few things on my plate that I thought about doing during my time off.”
“I certainly self-police my language depending on who I'm talking to. I try to be very careful about using filler words, about not drawling certain vowels, even when I can't say "drawl" without drawling. That's kind of sad, because self-policing inhibits communication. You're more focused on the words coming out of your mouth or that should not be coming out of your mouth than making a connection with the person you're speaking to.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“A pissy werelion was rather difficult to live with.”
“Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."”
“I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that you could open doors and walk through.”

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