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“People can pass thirty nights in dancing and no one complains about it, but if they watch through a single Christmas night they cough and claim their stomach is upset the next morning. Does anyone fail to see that the world is an unjust judge, gracious and well disposed to its own children but harsh and rigorous towards the children of God?”

People Ifs World Wells Children Doe Night Next Watches Morning Failing Judging Claims Catholic Dancing Complaining Upset Thirty Stomach Harsh Unjust Gracious Child Of God

Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“A sure sign of a crisis is the prevalence of cranks. It is characteristic of a crisis in theory that cranks get a hearing from the public which orthodoxy is failing to satisfy.”

Failing Theory Economics Crisis Hearing Complaining Characteristics Orthodoxy Crank

Book:Contributions to Modern Economics

Source: Contributions to Modern Economics

“When you gossip about another person, listeners unconsciously associate you with the characteristics you are describing, ultimately leading to those characteristics' being “transferred” to you. So, say positive and pleasant things about friends and colleagues, and you are seen as a nice person. In contrast, constantly complain about their failings, and people will unconsciously apply the negative traits and incompetence to you.”

People Persons Nice Failing Negative Complaining Characteristics Pleasant Gossip Contrast Traits Listeners Colleagues Associates Describing Incompetence Nice Person Pleasant Things

Book:59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

Source: 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

“It is vain to complain of fortune while we fail in policy and conduct.”

Failing Policy Fortune Complaining Vain

Author:Norm MacDonald

“The thing that I do is that when I fail, I just keep quiet about it. I just let it go. It's done. I just go to the next thing. I don't complain, I don't go to - I pick my battles very, very judiciously, and I just assume that there's good in the heart of everybody.”

Heart Done Next Failing Battle Quiet Picks Assuming Complaining Let It Go Just Let It Go

Author:James McBride

“In nearly all cases, if the people complain of the length of our sermons it is because we fail to interest them personally in what we have to say.”

People Ifs Interest Cases Failing Complaining Length Sermons

Author:Charles Grandison Finney

“I complain about my life. I used to complain about boys or not being able to drive or failing a test. Now I complain about boys, not being able to drive, and leaving home so much.”

Home Able Used Boys Failing Tests Leaving Complaining Leaving Home

Author:Gabourey Sidibe