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“If I were to start taking care of my grooming, I would no longer be my own self... so the hell with it... I will continue to be unconcerned about it, which surely has the advantage that I'm left in peace by many a fop who would otherwise come to see me.”

Ifs Self Care Left My Own Hell Advantage Grooming Unconcerned

Book:The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

“For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven't forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood.”

Stills Song Left Cities Generations Childhood Havens Materials Advantage Forgotten Village Edgy Sedentary Open Road

Book:Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

“When we look at the matter from another point of view, great caution would seem to be required. For the habit of lightly changing the laws is an evil, and, when the advantage is small, some errors both of lawgivers and rulers had better be left; the citizen will not gain so much by making the change as he will lose by the habit of disobedience.”

Looks Matter Seems Law Evil Left Loses Justice Views Habit Citizens Gains Advantage Errors Point Of View Rulers Caution Disobedience

Book:Politics

Source: Politics

“Pride measures prosperity not by her own advantages but by the disadvantages of others. She would not even wish to be a goddess unless there were some wretches left whom she could order about and lord it over, whose misery would make her happiness seem all the more extraordinary, whose poverty can be tormented and exacerbated by a display of her wealth. This infernal serpent, pervading the human heart, keeps men from reforming their lives, holding them back like a suckfish.”

Men Humans Heart Seems Order Left Wish Wealth Lord Poverty Pride Advantage Misery Extraordinary Prosperity Display Goddess Human Heart Disadvantages Serpent

Author:Thomas More

“I am so convinced of the advantages of looking at mankind instead of reading about them, . . . that I think there should be a law amongst us to set our young men abroad for a term among the few allies our wars have left us.”

Thinking Men Should War Law Young Reading Left Term Mankind Advantage Convinced Young Man Allies Travel And Tourism

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“The ex-Presidential situation has its advantages, but with them are certain drawbacks. The correspondence is large. The meritorious demands on one are large. More independent out than in place, but still something of the bondage of the place that was willingly left. On the whole, however, I find many reasons to be content.”

Stills Reason Whole Certain Left Situation Demand Advantage Independent Presidential Retirement Bondage Exes Correspondence Drawbacks

Author:Rutherford B. Hayes

“There are great advantages to seeing yourself as an accident created by amateur parents as they practiced. You then have been left in an imperfect state and the rest is up to you. Only the most pitifully inept child requires perfection from parents.”

Children Has Beens States Left Parent Seeing Advantage Perfection Accidents Imperfect Up To You Seeing Yourself

Author:Frank Pittman