"Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?"

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Source : François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.162

StanisÅ‚aw I LeszczyÅ„ski

#Misery Quotes #Sensible Quotes

“I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans to capture public opinion. They were very cynical slogans then, just as all of these slogans today are very, very cynical.”
“I feel genuinely sorry for those who are so blinded by narrow partisanship that they cannot appreciate Limbaugh's energy, intelligence and satiric skill. They live in a box with bags over their heads. Though he and I hardly agree on politics (I voted for Ralph Nader last year and may go Green again in 2004), I respect Limbaugh as a political analyst and deft rhetorician who is a master of the microphone and who knows how to engage and challenge a vast audience.”
“All great artists know that part of their task is to light up the distance between two human beings.”

Source : Nadeem Aslam (2011). “Maps for Lost Lovers”, p.13, Faber & Faber
“Being your true self is the most effective formula for success there is.”

Source : FaceBook post by Danielle LaPorte from Jan 23, 2012
“I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight.”
“Before you pledge your undying love to someone, make them promise they won't die.”
“Check and restrain anger. Never make any determination until you find it has entirely subsided.”
“People who are hungry don't have the heart to think about others. Sometimes they can't even care for their own family. Hunger quashes man's will to help his fellow man. I've seen fathers steal food from their own children's lunchboxes. As they scarf down the corn they have only one overpowering desire: to placate, if even for just one moment, that feeling of insufferable need.”

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