"Titles are abolished; and the American Republic swarms with men claiming and bearing them."

-- William Makepeace Thackeray

#Men Quotes #Republic Quotes #Titles Quotes

“I am always fascinated when people talk about 'the forging of a nation'. Most nations are forgeries, perpetrated in the last century or so.”
“When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.”
“the running boy is inside every man, no matter how old he gets.”
“I am very handy with my advice and then when anybody appears to be following it, I get frantic.”
“I found it instructive and highly constructive as a writer to go to a point of disaster and come out with a feel for it and then some sort of a lesson based on feeling.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Man is ill because he is never still.”
“You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure.”
“The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way?”

Source : Elaine Dundy (2010). “The Dud Avocado”, p.80, New York Review of Books

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