"Now flattery can never do good; twice cursed in the giving and the receiving, it ought to be."

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Maria Edgeworth

#Giving Quotes #Receiving Quotes #Flattery Quotes

“I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.”
“The reduction of the earth to an object simply for human's use/ possession is unthinkable in most traditional cultures... the earth belongs to itself and to all the component members of the community.”
“An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.”

Source : Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.137, Innovations and Information
“Don't ever write a novel unless it hurts like a hot turd coming out.”
“Women's glances express what they dare not speak.”
“Vietnam was an exercise in mistaken idealism Iraq in cynical money-making. And there's no optimism or idealism now -- Americans are tired of knowledge. Our leaders, the C-students from Yale, know this. We're proud of being ignorant that leaves virtue at our core. We aren't frazzled by knowledge like foreigners, so we can be trusted.”
“For me, the toughest thing for kids to deal with is when the parents are fighting. It's not violence on them - it's the feeling of violence in the family.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. February 10, 2004.
“Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.”

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