“Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes- and most fools do- but it raises one above the herd and gives one a feeling of nobility and exultation to admit one's mistakes.” GivingTryingFeelingsMistakeFoolRaisesNobilityHerds Book:How to Win Friends and Influence People Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they are with theirs.” ShouldHumansPersonsFeelingsWould BeHuman BeingsPleasureAnimalChangedFoolPromiseCreaturesConscienceIntelligentSelfishSatisfiedBeastConsentAllowanceBeing SelfishRascalsDunces Book:The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill Source: The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill
“Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on.We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on.” FeelingsBigsFoolPaperMuddyOld Feelings Author:Pete Seeger
“How to fool yourself into feeling younger: When you go to restaurants, always check a coat and a skateboard.” FeelingsAgeFoolChecksRestaurantsCoatsPretense Author:Joan Rivers