"It is more tolerable to be refused than deceived."

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Publilius Syrus

#Deception Quotes #Deceived Quotes

“Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They advance from particular images to general terms. Hence the vocabulary of an enlightened society is philosophical, that of a half-civilized people is poetical.”
“Lucifer, oh Lucifer, God of evil, you're the god of pain, the darkness is where you find your light.”
“When a man has been intemperate so long that shame no longer paints a blush upon his cheek, his liquor generally does it instead.”
“It is easier to kill what we do not know.”
“Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago.”
“The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the mother of all art and the source of all its beauty.”
“There's definitely privilege in the upper classes, but as a whole, music can be enjoyed by anybody who can gather around a radio.”

Source : "United Nations". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. July 2, 2014.
“Lucille Ball hates the color of her hair, too, and says `I should wear a sign on my chest saying I hate it, but Technicolor demands it.'”

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