"People are never so near playing the fool as when they think themselves wise."

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Source : Mary Wortley Montagu, James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Wharncliffe (1837). “The Letters and Works: In Three Volumes”, p.111

Mary Wortley Montagu

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“Every explicit duality is an implicit unity.”
“A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.”
“The writing of histories - as Goethe once noted - is one way of getting rid of the weight of the past.... The writing of history liberates us from history.”

Source : Benedetto Croce (1941). “History as the Story of Liberty”
“There is nothing outside of yourself, look within. Everything you want is there. You are That.”
“Whether philosophically you believe in a public subsidization of an arena or a stadium, that's the reality. We can't have professional basketball in this community by the end of our lease in 2010 without subsidization.”
“I've worked with some absolutely wonderful directors who bring out the best in me and I know I can trust, and then I've had the opposite experience, too. I've had both experiences, and obviously one is good and one is not good. When they're great, it's good. When they're not great, it's not so great.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“My VIP patients often regret so many things on their deathbeds. They regret the bitterness they'll leave in people's hearts. They realize the no money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit.”
“People think we have coasted the last four years. We fought, we had a lot of battles. We've always had to battle.”

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