Bernard Williams Quotes

#1. I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.

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#2. A half-truth is usually less than half of that.

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#3. Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

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#4. The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.

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#5. Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.

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#6. A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.

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#7. You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.

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#8. Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.

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#9. This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day.

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#10. Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.

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#11. Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.

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#12. There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

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#13. It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.

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#14. We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.

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#15. Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.

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#16. We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.

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#17. The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.

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#18. There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.

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#19. Laziness has many disguises. Soon "winter doldrums" will become "spring fever."

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#20. Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

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#21. Few things move as quietly as the future.

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#22. Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.

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#23. No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy.

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#24. We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

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#25. September tries its best to have us forget summer.

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#26. People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.

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#27. Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

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#28. An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

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#29. What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

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#30. Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.

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#31. If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

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#32. If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.

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#33. Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.

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