"One must not permit oneself excesses, except with persons whom one wishes soon to leave."

--

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

#Wish Quotes #Excess Quotes #Permit Quotes

“I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face”
“Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life.”
“Slavery destroys, or vitiates, or pollutes, whatever it touches. No interest of society escapes the influence of its clinging curse. It makes Southern religion a stench in the nostrils of Christendom; it makes Southern politics a libel upon all the principles of republicanism; it makes Southern literature a travesty upon the honorable profession of letters.”

Source : George Fitzhugh, Hinton Rowan Helper (1960). “Ante-bellum writings of George Fitzhugh and Hinton Rowan Helper on slavery”
“My dad taught me not to overplay, to think about my parts when I play, even in a live situation.”
“Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.”
“It was both exciting and frustrating to work with an orchestral group.”
“In dreams begins responsibility.”
“My practical approach based on experience is to create a website for real Internet users, not for search engine spiders.”

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