"I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals."

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Source : George Berkeley, Alexander Campbell Fraser (1871). “Miscellaneous works. Index, v.1-3”, p.187

George Berkeley

#Stupid Quotes #Silly Quotes #Animal Quotes

“Work, mental or manual, is the means whereby attention is compelled, it is the instrument of all knowledge and virtue, the root whence all excellence springs.”
“One thought fills an immensity.”
“Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.”
“Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.”
“I do not know whom I wish to win; until I do, I will let no player be eliminated.”
“Horace Dinsmore was, like his father, an upright, moral man, who paid an outward respect to the forms of religion, but cared nothing for the vital power of godliness ...”

Source : Martha Finley (2016). “ELSIE DINSMORE Complete Collection – 28 Timeless Children Classics in One Premium Edition: Elsie Dinsmore, Elsie's Holidays at Roselands, Elsie's Girlhood, Elsie's Womanhood, Elsie Yachting with the Raymonds, Elsie's Motherhood, Christmas with Grandma Elsie…”, p.37, e-artnow
“Michel Platini is a good player, not a great player”
“Implementation of technological change must involve critics as well as advocates.”

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