"Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened by a single flaw."

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Source : "The Forbes Book of Business Quotations" by Edward C. Goodman, Ted Goodman, (p. 411), 1997.

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

#Eye Quotes #Honor Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food.”
“If she had been left alone she would have gone on, in her own way, enjoying herself thoroughly, until people found one day that she had turned imperceptibly into one of those women who have become old without ever having been middle aged: a little withered, a little acid, hard as nails, sentimentally kindhearted, and addicted to religion or small dogs.”
“I'm a singer, not a vocal stylist. My breathing is correct; my enunciation is precise. Because of that, I can sing anybody's music. Yet there are stylists whose technical skills are so underdeveloped they can sing only their own songs their own way. They might be remembered for their hits longer than I am. I'll probably be working longer than they are. I can sing whatever the times and the trends demand.”
“Why would an all-powerful creator decide to plant his carefully crafted species on islands and continents in exactly the appropriate pattern to suggest, irresistibly, that they had evolved and dispersed from the site of their evolution?”
“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”
“Will and intellect are one and the same thing.”
“Cricketers like Jadeja come once in a lifetime, and I am sorry he didnâ€™t play in my time. Could have added a few more cheap wickets to my tally.”
“Some people come in and really freak. There's movement everywhere, even a dancing housekeeper!”

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