Alain de Botton Quotes, Confused Quotes, Ambition Quotes

Envy: a confused, tangled guide to one's own ambitions.

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When the mind's eye rests on objects illuminated by truth and reality, it understands and comprehends them, and functions intelligently; but when it turns to the twilight world of change and decay, it can only form opinions, its vision is confused and its beliefs shifting, and it seems to lack intelligence.

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No age or condition is without its heroes . The least incapable general in a nation is its Cæsar, the least imbecile statesman its Solon , the least confused thinker its Socrates , the least commonplace poet its Shakespeare .

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...there is a point when the unfortunate and the infamous are associated and confused in a word, a mortal word, les miserables

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I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.

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I really get a little bit confused by all this "angry angry angry" talk when all I do is tell jokes and at least some people find it funny.

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confused and Stunned, like a duck hit on the head.

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Among so many conflicting ideas and so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked ... Since one must take sides, one might as well choose the side that is victorious, the side which devastates, loots, and burns. Considering the alternative, it is better to eat than to be eaten.

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The small force that it takes to launch a boat into the stream should not be confused with the force of the stream that carries it along: but this confusion appears in nearly all biographies.

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Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom. I thought little of the future. I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration.

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Of course my jokes are in poor taste, inappropriate, and confused; they reveal my lack of security. But that is because I have no respect for myself.

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Tags : Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes , Confused Quotes , Taste Quotes

We've all been a little confused this past week, because our dearly beloved Westertoren bells have been carted off to be melted down for the war, so we have no idea of the exact time, either night or day.

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Your body is the harp of your soul and it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds.

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Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.

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PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore.

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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.

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The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind.

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Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. ...The ancients say, "Yield and overcome." Is that an empty saying? Be really whole, And all things will come to you.

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I alone have the mind of a fool, and am all muddled and vague. The people are so smart and bright. While I am just dull and confused.

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Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled,- The glory, jest, and riddle of the world.

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