"We sometimes learn more from the sight of evil than from an example of good; and it is well to accustom ourselves to profit by the evil which is so common, while that which is good is so rare."

-- Blaise Pascal

#Sight Quotes #Evil Quotes #Example Quotes

“When my woman kisses me I start dancing like James Brown. Ow! I Feel Good!”
“New England oysters are better than Chesapeake. But Chesapeake blue crabs are unbeatable.”
“How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given.”
“You know you are addicted to a food if despite knowing it is bad for you and despite wanting to change, you still keep eating it. Addiction means that a craving has more control over your behavior than you do.”

Source : Kathy Freston (2011). “Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World (Large Print 16pt)”, p.242, ReadHowYouWant.com
“There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.”
“Bilingualism is for me the fundamental problem of linguistics.”

Source : Roman Jakobson (1971). “Selected Writings: Word and Language”, p.561, Walter de Gruyter
“I hate it when people call themselves 'entrepreneurs' when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell of go public, so they can cash in and move on. They're unwilling to do the work it takes to build a real company, which is the hardest work in business.”
“You don't have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin' song, that's what I'm saying.”

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