"The common people say, that physicians are the class of people who kill other men in the most polite and courteous manner."

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Source : Policraticus Bk II, Ch. 29

John of Salisbury

#Men Quotes #Class Quotes #People Quotes

“Those old hypocrites. They talk about killing witches but the Good Bookâ€™s full of magic. Turning the Nile to blood and parting the Red Sea. Whatâ€™s that if itâ€™s not good old-fashioned magic? Want a little water into wine? No trouble! How about raising the dead man Lazarus? Just say the word!”
“what is an imaginary friend? are there also imaginary enemies?”
“It is indeed acceptable practice to sometimes split an infinitive. If infinitive-splitting makes available just the shade of meaning you desire or if avoiding the separation creates a confusing ambiguity or patent artificiality, you are entitled to happily go ahead and split!”

Source : Richard Lederer (2012). “Lederer on Language: A Celebration of English, Good Grammar, and Wordplay”, p.58, Marion Street Press
“Like all her friends, I miss her greatly...But...I am sure there is no case for lamentation...Virginia Woolf got through an immense amount of work, she gave acute pleasure in new ways, she pushed the light of the English language a little further against darkness. Those are facts.”
“You should thank the people who bring out the worst in you. Had it not been for them, you would never have come to know of your worst side.”
“Let your actions be ruled by your heart, not by your mind”
“Faith has its price. When misfortune strikes the true believer, he assumes he has done something to deserve punishment, but isn't quite certain what. The realist, recognizing that he lives in a Darwinian universe, is simply grateful to have made it to another sunset.”

Source : "Deepsix". Book by Jack McDevitt, 2000.
“Everything human is alien to me.”

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