"Many a husband lives to regret the extravagant fee he bestowed upon the minister who sentenced him."

-- Evan Esar

#Husband Quotes #Regret Quotes #Ministers Quotes

“Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.”
“I donâ€™t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.”
“Everything but truth becomes loathed in a sick-room ... Let the nurse avow that the medicine is nauseous. Let the physician declare that the treatment will be painful. Let sister, or brother, or friend, tell me that I must never look to be well. When the time approaches that I am to die, let me be told that I am to die, and when.”
“God has promised that whatever you face, you are not alone. He knows your pain. He loves you. And He will bring you through the fire.”
“Philosophy exists in profoundest opposition to rhetoric, which is speaking for the sake of producing or controlling some effect in others' perceptions. Philosophy is about the caustic or cauterizing effect of the truth, not the currying of sensibilities.”
“For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.”
“It often seems that the poet's derisive comment is not unjustified when he says of the philosopher: â€œWith his nightcaps and the tatters of his dressing-gown he patches the gaps in the structure of the universe.”
“There's always been a way in which capitalism has been able to almost get in on the ground floor of feminist movements and use them for their own ends.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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