“One newspaper a day ought to be enough for anyone who still prefers to retain a little mental balance.” LittlesStillsEnoughOughtBalanceNewspapersJournalism Author:Clifton Fadiman
“I mean to say, I know perfectly well that I've got, roughly speaking, half the amount of brain a normal bloke ought to possess. And when a girl comes along who has about twice the regular allowance, she too often makes a bee line for me with the love light in her eyes. I don't know how to account for it, but it is so." "It may be Nature's provision for maintaining the balance of the species, sir.” KnowsWellsMayMeanLightEyeGirlLinesBrainHalfKnow HowStupidOughtAmountBalanceNormalAccountsSpeciesBeesHer EyesMaintainingProvisionAllowanceBlokes Author:P. G. Wodehouse
“A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility.” MindHumansDesirePassionHuman BeingsOughtBalancePerfectionCalmPeacefulPreservesTranquilityTransitoryPeaceful Mind Book:Frankenstein Source: Frankenstein
“Accentuated plainness and accentuated vice ought to bring about harmony. Beauty lies in harmony, in style, whether it be the harmony of ugliness or beauty, vice or virtue.” LyingVirtueStyleOughtBalanceHarmonyVicesUglinessPlainness Author:Yevgeny Zamyatin