"To laugh, to lie, to flatter, to face: Four ways in court to win man's grace."

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Source : Roger Ascham (1815). “The English Works. A New Ed”, p.223

#Lying Quotes #Winning Quotes #Men Quotes

“We had an eyeball-to-eyeball agreement at a restaurant before I came back that, if I came back, he would never talk to me that way again or I was simply saying no.”
“The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.”
“What did I do? I walked into a drugstore to look for some mints, and then I walked out. What was wrong with that? I didn't kill Mr. Nesbitt.”
“With 'Twilight,' I felt the actors needed to be up-and-coming artists that haven't been recognized yet.”
“Shh!â€ the guy beside me hissed again. â€œBlame him,â€ I told the guy, pointing at Patch. The guy craned his neck back. â€œListen,â€ he said, facing me again. â€œIf you donâ€™t quiet down, Iâ€™ll get security.â€ â€œFine, go get security. Tell them to take him away,â€ I said, again signaling Patch. â€œTell them he wants to kill me.â€ â€œI want to kill you,â€ hissed the guyâ€™s girlfriend,”
“Patriotism is a superstition, one far more injurious, brutal and inhumane than religion.”
“Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.”
“The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment.”

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