Alain de Botton Quotes, Beautiful Quotes, Witty Quotes

We fall in love because we long to escape from ourselves with someone as beautiful, intelligent, and witty as we are ugly, stupid, and dull. But what if such a perfect being should one day turn around and decide they will love us back? We can only be somewhat shocked-how can they be as wonderful as we had hoped when they have the bad taste to approve of someone like us?

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Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

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I know that you cannot hate other people without hating yourself.

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No man knows he is young while he is young.

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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

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To obtain an assured favorable response from people, it is better to offer them something for their stomachs instead of their brains.

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We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

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I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

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The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

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A sheep in sheep's clothing.

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Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom

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Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it, also.

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I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

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I'm not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy.

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Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

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Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

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It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

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I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree.

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Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

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Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.

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