"A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard."

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Source : Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365, (388), 1926.

George Sutherland

#Pigs Quotes #Nuisance Quotes #May Quotes

“You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about by yourself.”
“I have a very basic leg. But it has a silicon cover on it. I have a flat foot leg, a high heel leg and then I have a leg which, in the winter, I have to ski in and in the summer I swap it into my roller blades.”

Source : "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. March 20, 2007.
“I said i was dying not that i wanted to liveâ€”
“It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist for example Vincent Van Gogh, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man. If he is more than a popular story-teller it may take humanity a generation to absorb and grow accustomed to the new geography with which the scientist or artist presents us. Even then, perhaps only the more imaginative and literate may accept him. Subconsciously the genius is feared as an image breaker; frequently he does not accept the opinions of the mass, or man's opinion of himself.”
“Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.”
“All the joy the world contains Has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself.”

Source : Shantideva, Padmakara Translation Group (2008). “The Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.214, Shambhala Publications
“Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.”
“Don't be afraid..." We need this reassurance. Even for those of us who believe implicitly in angels, to be confronted by one is an awesome thing."”

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