"Sorrow was made for man, not for beasts; yet if men encourage melancholy too much, they become no better than beasts."

-- Miguel de Cervantes

#Men Quotes #Sorrow Quotes #Too Much Quotes

“If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door- or i'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.”
“If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.”
“Biology can be divided into the study of proximate causes, the study of the physiological sciences (broadly conceived), and into the study of ultimate (evolutionary) causes, the subject of natural history.”
“If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.”
“Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are easily born, and as easily killed off.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Banville from Nov 16, 2012
“Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of Washington, and all the Federal projects where the Fine Arts Commission had jurisdiction, and it was a tremendous experience.”
“What is fame? a fancied life in others' breath.”
“Power runs with ideas that only the crazy would draw into doubt.”

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