A Quotes
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“A poltergeist is the byproduct of a repressed girl (and, yes, we are typically dealing with young girls; boys tend to feel more in control and have coping mechanisms beyond psychokinesis).”
Source: The Curious Case of the Talking Mongoose
“A polygogue is an enlightened, polished, and urbane competent man." - Philip Cairfax”
“A política é uma guerra sem derramamento de sangue, e a guerra uma política com derramamento de sangue.”
Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung
“A pompous, arrogant, narcissistic intellectual came up to me at a conference and said rather boastfully.
"You must feel really good about yourself to be the nice guy all the time! But let me tell you something - it takes balls to say what's really on your mind. You might have heard, the best defense is a good offense..."
He went on and on for a while, and the more he spoke the more his intolerant nature became evident. I listened to everything he had to say, then heaved a soft sight, and replied with a smile.
"You are absolutely right! Ama senin gibi şerefsiz olmak insanın lazım yok - porque, no soy un hijo de puta como tú - nu okka chetta na kodakkala behave cheskovachhu, kaani naaku anthaa scene ledu."
He looked rather annoyed, because all my words went over his head, so he flared out, "don't beat around the bush, man - say, what you want to say!"
I spoke calmly. "I'd love to speak my mind, but I wouldn't want to give anyone an inferiority complex. Bad behavior don't make us cool, it only exposes the fool we are. If bad behavior made the world better, we'd already be living in utopia, instead of still struggling for basic human rights."
I didn't want the argument to linger any longer, so I asked him to join me for lunch. You see, self-regulation is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It doesn't take any character for the animal to be animal, but the true test of character is to behave human, upon conquering our inner animal.”
Source: Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament
“A pond full of fish is better than a river full of stones.”
“A pond is just a giant bowl of Rain Soup. BearPaw Duck Farm has one that's one quarter full, or three quarters empty, depending on if you are a realist or a realist. I myself am a realist, which is like a pessimist's pessimist.”
Source: BearPaw Duck And Meme Farm presents: Two Ducks Brawling Is A Pre-Pillow Fight
“A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adulthood treasure.”
“A pool game mixes ritual with geometry.”
Source: The Liars' Club: Picador Classic
“A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence but of order, of control over the uncontrollable. A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye.”
“A pool just isn't the same as the ocean. It has no energy. No life.”
Source: Death by Bikini
“A pool of melancholy blooms in my chest and rushes into my body like deep-blue blood.”
“A pool table is a dining room table, if you wait fifteen minutes after eating to go swimming on it. That's what I tell my ducklings, whom I'm coaching to qualify for The Olympics.”
Source: BearPaw Duck And Meme Farm presents: Two Ducks Brawling Is A Pre-Pillow Fight
“A poor American feels guilty at being poor, but less guilty than an American rentier who has inherited wealth but is doing nothingto increase it; what can the latter do but take to drink and psychoanalysis?”
“A poor and hasty PhD work will only stagnate your progress after the program”
“A poor attitude does not do the body any favours. Smile and the world will smile back at you.”
“A poor believer [monetarily] certainly is looked down upon in certain churches, and yet he may be the richest man spiritually in that church.”
“A poor but confident man is as hard to find as a rich but shy man.”
“A poor but humble man who gives nothing to charity is preferrable to a rich but haughty man who does.”
“A poor child who receives high-quality early childhood development is 40 percent less likely to need special education, twice as likely to attend college and dramatically more likely to survive childhood.”
“A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.”
“A poor commander is someone who has not conquered their inner world.”
“A poor creature who has said or done nothing worth a serious man taking the trouble of remembering.”
“A poor degenerate from the ape, Whose hands are four, whose tail's a limb, I contemplate my flaccid shape And know I may not rival him Save with my mind.”
Source: The collected poetry of Aldous Huxley
“A poor fisherman who knows the beauties of the misty mornings is much richer than a wealthy man who sleeps till noon in his palace!”
“A poor generous man is greatly praised.
A stingy rich man is greatly despised.”
“A poor girl may have an illusion that a prince will come and fetch her home. It is possible, some such cases have occurred. That the Messiah will come and found a golden age is much less probable.”
Source: THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION
“A poor idea well written is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written”
“A poor law enforcement investigation into credible allegations is characteristic of corrupt corporate controlled governments.”
“A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.”
“A poor life is lived by any one who doesn't regularly take time out to stand and gaze, or sit and listen, or touch, or smell, or brood, without any further end in mind, simply for the satisfaction gotten from what is gazed at, listened to, touched, smelled, or brooded upon.”
“A poor logo doesn't mean a business will fail, and a good logo doesn't mean it will succeed - it just helps. Ultimately a good logo is something that people recognize instantly and relate to.”
“A poor man cannot rival the rich in luxury of life, but he can in luxury of knowledge. He cannot furnish his house as the wealthy can, but he can furnish his head. He cannot found a house of note, but he may found a mind of mark. Though some kingdoms may be adorned or afflicted with kings, learning has always been a republic, where all are equal who know.”
“A poor man celebrates the New Year once a year. A rich man celebrates each day. But the richest man celebrates every moment.”
Source: Celebrating Silence
“A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.”
“A poor man fear for money works against him.”
“A poor man in good health is richer than a rich man in poor health.”
“A poor man in good heath is richer than a rich man in poor health.”
“A poor man in this world can be done to death in two main ways, by the absolute indifference of his fellows in peacetime or by their homicidal mania when there's a war.”
“A poor man is a living dead one.”
Source: Bread Givers
“A poor man is not disposed to quick and high resentment when he is among the rich: he is apt to yield to others, for he knows others are above him: he is not stiff and self-willed; he is patient with hard fare; he expects no other than to be despised, and takes it patiently; he does not take it heinously that he overlooked and but little regarded; he is prepared to be in a lowly place; he readily honours his superiors; he takes reproofs quietly; he readily honours others as above him; he easily yields to be taught, and does not claim much to his understanding and judgment; he is not over nice or humoursome, and has his spirit subdued to hard things; he is not assuming, nor apt to take much upon him, but it is natural for him to be subject to others. Thus it is with the humble Christian.”
Source: The Religious Affections
“A poor man knows the true value of money and will not dare waste it, but a rich man is extravagant and always looking for an opportunity to empty his pockets.”
“A poor man needs the escape far more than a wealthy man does."
"Escape," Amanda repeated, having never heard a book described in such a way.
"Yes, something to transport your mind from where and who and what you are. Everyone needs that. A time or two in my past, it seemed that a book was the only thing that stood between me and near insanity. I-"
He stopped suddenly, and Amanda realized that he had not meant to make such a confession. The room became uncomfortably quiet, with only the jaunty snap of the fire to intrude on the silence. Amanda felt as if the air were throbbing with some unexpressed emotion. She wanted to tell him that she understood exactly what he meant, that she, too, had experienced the utter deliverance that words on a page could provide. There had been times of desolation in her own life, and books had been her only pleasure.”
Source: Suddenly You
“A poor man's good health is his wealth.”
“A poor man who eats too much, as contradistinguished from a gourmand, who is a rich man who ''lives well.''”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.”
Source: The Diary of a Country Priest
“A poor man without a debt smiles often than a rich man in debt.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“A poor nation is full of suffering.
A decadent nation is full of sin.
A learned nation is full of scholars.
A righteous nation is full of saints.”
“A poor old man held the winning ticket on a half million dollar lottery. Hearing the old man might be surprised at the shock, the local pastor was asked to break the news gradually. The pastor made a customary call, and while visiting casually asked the old man what he would do with a half million dollars if he had it. The old man replied, "why, I'd give half of it to you." Whereupon the pastor dropped dead.”
“A poor old Widow in her weeds
Sowed her garden with wild-flower seeds;
Not too shallow, and not too deep,
And down came April -- drip -- drip -- drip.
Up shone May, like gold, and soon
Green as an arbour grew leafy June.
And now all summer she sits and sews
Where willow herb, comfrey, bugloss blows,
Teasle and pansy, meadowsweet,
Campion, toadflax, and rough hawksbit;
Brown bee orchis, and Peals of Bells;
Clover, burnet, and thyme she smells;
Like Oberon's meadows her garden is
Drowsy from dawn to dusk with bees.
Weeps she never, but sometimes sighs,
And peeps at her garden with bright brown eyes;
And all she has is all she needs --
A poor Old Widow in her weeds.”
Source: Peacock Pie
“A poor original is better than a good imitation.”
Source: An Ambitious Man (Annotated Edition)