#Men Quotes #Law Quotes #Good Man Quotes
“I've always felt that there's a very thin membrane between madness and alcoholism, and/or destitution and being an OK American guy in a comfortable heated apartment with meatballs and a decent Sauvignon Blanc in the fridge.”
“If I say, if I talk about, 'I want to be enlightened...' it implies a future. And there isn't any.”
“We get a lot of cheese, no mice with that.”
“We're called New Jersey but we're actually the suburbs of New York.”
“Many flatter themselves and consider themselves to be good, humble, and meek, but they will discover the contrary under temptation. Do not not become despondent in temptations, then, but give all the more thanks to God that He thus brings you to what is hidden in your heart - the knowledge of yourself - and wishes you to be corrected and be saved.”
“My childhood was elegant homes, tree lined streets, the milkman, building backyard forts, droning airplanes, blue skies, picket fences, green grass, cherry trees. Middle America as it’s supposed to be. But on the cherry tree there’s this pitch oozing out – some black, some yellow – and millions of red ants crawling all over it. I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.”
“Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old.”
“A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.”
Source : Patricia Neal, Richard DeNeut (1988). “As I am: an autobiography”, Simon & Schuster
Demosthenes Greek Statesman
Epicurus Philosopher
Herodotus Historian
Homer Author
Lucian Author
Plato Philosopher
Plutarch Biographer
Socrates Philosopher
Menander Dramatist
