"A man of understanding finds less difficulty in submitting to a wrong-headed fellow, than in attempting to set him right."

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#Men Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Attempting Quotes

“He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.”
“I think it is possible on earth to build a young, new Jerusalem, a little, new heaven of this surpassing love. God, either send me more of this love, or take me quickly over the water, where I may be filled with his love.”
“If you ever want to eat a tuna sandwich again, don't go to a tuna factory. I visited one where they had two lines: one was the human food line and one was the cat food line - and they didn't look any different.”
“There are more speculators about New Westminster and Victoria than there were in Winnipeg during the boom and they are a much sharper lot. Nearly every person is more or less interested and you will have to be on your guard against all of them.”

Source : Canadian Pacific Railway Company, William Cornelius Van Horne “Van Horne Letter Book: Dec. 3rd, 1884-Feb. 3rd, 1885”
“A good headline can make an advertisement good even if the picture is poor.”

Source : John Caples (1932). “Tested Advertising Methods: How to Profit by Removing Guesswork”
“I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.”
“Scientists, especially when they leave the particular field in which they are specialized, are just as ordinary, pig-headed, and unreasonable as everybody else, and their unusually high intelligence only makes their prejudices all the more dangerous.”
“Courage, an independent spark from heaven's bright throne, by which the soul stands raised, triumphant, high, alone.”

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