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Seldom Quotes

Every generation proclaims that each must lead his own life, but seldom grants the subsequent generation the right to lead theirs Picture Quote #1

If thy words be too luxuriant, confine them, lest they confine thee; he that thinks he never can speak enough may easily speak too much. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted Picture Quote #1

People with little money seldom realize that people who have a lot of money are also frightened.... If security is based on having money, it doesn’t matter whether you have a little or a lot, you’re going to be afraid Picture Quote #1

Youth is the period of harsh judgments, and a man seldom learns until he reaches thirty that human nature is made up not of simples, but of compounds Picture Quote #1

The villagers seldom leave the village; many scientists have limited and poorly cultivated minds apart from their specialty Picture Quote #1

He who has once taken to drink can seldom be said to be guilty of one sin only Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to know more about the young... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life Picture Quote #1

Men with common minds seldom break through general rules. Prudence is ever the resort of weakness; and they rarely go as far as as they may in any undertaking, who are determined not to go beyond it on any account Picture Quote #1

They who are not fastidious as to the means, seldom fail of securing the result they aim at Picture Quote #1

The bliss that comes from ignorance should seldom be encouraged for it is likely to do one out of a more satisfying bliss Picture Quote #1

It is very seldom that the same man knows much of science, and about the things that were known before science came Picture Quote #1

The truth is seldom found in extremes. Central truths can be revolutionary if put to work Picture Quote #1

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Before you can give of yourself to others you must know what of yourself you have to give. Every person is special. In all the land there is only one you, possibly two, but seldom more than sixteen Picture Quote #1

Avarice, with all its black attendants, is confessedly a crime of old age, and seldom arrives at maturity till accompanied with gray hairs Picture Quote #1

When you’re a single parent, you’re often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup... It is mothering without a net Picture Quote #1

I’m not for real revolutions, because they always bring you the opposite of what you want. You very seldom get what you want if you have a violent revolution Picture Quote #1

It is a pretty trick of authors to make nature ever in sympathy with man, but as a matter of fact she seldom is Picture Quote #1

Writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts Picture Quote #1

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Blacks are supposed to rejoice whenever our way of life becomes more mainstream. We seldom do. For we see in it a sanctioning that can only be granted by white society. In other words: If you’re white, it’s all right. If you’re black, step back Picture Quote #1

It is seldom that minds long exercised in business have formed any habits of conversing with themselves, and in the loss of power they principally regret the want of occupation Picture Quote #1

I have always believed that national character... depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined. Precepts from the lips of a beloved mother... sink deep in the heart, and make an impression which is seldom entirely effaced Picture Quote #1

I get so many ideas for songs, but I’m so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out Picture Quote #1

Men seldom act from a correct sense of what may be harmful or useful to them Picture Quote #1

Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded Picture Quote #1

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When people aren’t having any fun, they seldom produce good work. Kill the grimness with laughter. Encourage exuberance. Get rid of sad dogs that spread gloom Picture Quote #1

Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship requires candor that mixes poorly with intimacy Picture Quote #1

I seldom feel comfortable in a theatre. I always feel like I own a cinema. I feel equally happy in an empty one as a full one. Probably happier in an empty one! Picture Quote #1

A man in music, as one in love, either lives it or talks about it; seldom both Picture Quote #1

People seldom tell the truths that are worth telling. We ought to choose our truths as carefully as we choose our lies and to select our virtues with as much thought as we bestow upon the selection of our enemies Picture Quote #1

A major difficulty in translation is that a word in one language seldom has a precise equivalent in another one Picture Quote #1

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Every generation proclaims that each must lead his own life, but seldom grants the subsequent generation the right to lead theirs (Seldom Quotes) If thy words be too luxuriant, confine them, lest they confine thee; he that thinks he never can speak enough may easily speak too much. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted (Seldom Quotes) People with little money seldom realize that people who have a lot of money are also frightened.... If security is based on having money, it doesn’t matter whether you have a little or a lot, you’re going to be afraid (Seldom Quotes) Youth is the period of harsh judgments, and a man seldom learns until he reaches thirty that human nature is made up not of simples, but of compounds (Seldom Quotes) The villagers seldom leave the village; many scientists have limited and poorly cultivated minds apart from their specialty (Seldom Quotes) He who has once taken to drink can seldom be said to be guilty of one sin only (Seldom Quotes) I wanted to know more about the young... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life (Seldom Quotes) Men with common minds seldom break through general rules. Prudence is ever the resort of weakness; and they rarely go as far as as they may in any undertaking, who are determined not to go beyond it on any account (Seldom Quotes) They who are not fastidious as to the means, seldom fail of securing the result they aim at (Seldom Quotes) The bliss that comes from ignorance should seldom be encouraged for it is likely to do one out of a more satisfying bliss (Seldom Quotes) It is very seldom that the same man knows much of science, and about the things that were known before science came (Seldom Quotes) The truth is seldom found in extremes. Central truths can be revolutionary if put to work (Seldom Quotes) Before you can give of yourself to others you must know what of yourself you have to give. Every person is special. In all the land there is only one you, possibly two, but seldom more than sixteen (Seldom Quotes) Avarice, with all its black attendants, is confessedly a crime of old age, and seldom arrives at maturity till accompanied with gray hairs (Seldom Quotes) When you’re a single parent, you’re often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup... It is mothering without a net (Seldom Quotes) I’m not for real revolutions, because they always bring you the opposite of what you want. You very seldom get what you want if you have a violent revolution (Seldom Quotes) It is a pretty trick of authors to make nature ever in sympathy with man, but as a matter of fact she seldom is (Seldom Quotes) Writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts (Seldom Quotes) Blacks are supposed to rejoice whenever our way of life becomes more mainstream. We seldom do. For we see in it a sanctioning that can only be granted by white society. In other words: If you’re white, it’s all right. If you’re black, step back (Seldom Quotes) It is seldom that minds long exercised in business have formed any habits of conversing with themselves, and in the loss of power they principally regret the want of occupation (Seldom Quotes) I have always believed that national character... depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined. Precepts from the lips of a beloved mother... sink deep in the heart, and make an impression which is seldom entirely effaced (Seldom Quotes) I get so many ideas for songs, but I’m so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out (Seldom Quotes) Men seldom act from a correct sense of what may be harmful or useful to them (Seldom Quotes) Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded (Seldom Quotes) When people aren’t having any fun, they seldom produce good work. Kill the grimness with laughter. Encourage exuberance. Get rid of sad dogs that spread gloom (Seldom Quotes) Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship requires candor that mixes poorly with intimacy (Seldom Quotes) I seldom feel comfortable in a theatre. I always feel like I own a cinema. I feel equally happy in an empty one as a full one. Probably happier in an empty one! (Seldom Quotes) A man in music, as one in love, either lives it or talks about it; seldom both (Seldom Quotes) People seldom tell the truths that are worth telling. We ought to choose our truths as carefully as we choose our lies and to select our virtues with as much thought as we bestow upon the selection of our enemies (Seldom Quotes) A major difficulty in translation is that a word in one language seldom has a precise equivalent in another one (Seldom Quotes)

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