"Avoid the politic, the factious fool, The busy, buzzing, talking harden'd knave; The quaint smooth rogue that sins against his reason, Calls saucy loud sedition public zeal, And mutiny the dictates of his spirit."

-- Thomas Otway

#Talking Quotes #Knaves Quotes #Rogues Quotes

“Child, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Learn to see great things great and small things small.”
“I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.”
“Mr. Lincoln was generous by nature, and though his whole heart was in the war, he could not but respect the valor of those opposed to him. His soul was too great for the narrow, selfish views of partisanship. Brave by nature himself, he honored bravery in others, even his foes.”

Source : Elizabeth Keckley (2016). “Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House”, p.60, Enhanced Media Publishing
“If I put the script down more than once, there's a good chance that I probably don't want to play the part.”
“Taxes on capital, taxes on labor, inflation, bureaucratic regulation, minimum wage laws, are all - to different degrees - unnecessary slices of the wedge that stand between an individual's effort and reward for that effort.”
“I'm not a master. I'm a student-master, meaning that I have the knowledge of a master and the expertise of a master, but I'm still learning. So I'm a student-master. I don't believe in the word 'master.' I consider the master as such when they close the casket.”
“E-mail importance is defined by the receiver, not the sender.”
“The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating, full of clutter and confusion.”

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