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“It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious].”

Nice Being Nice Troublesome Fastidious

Author:William Penn

“When any one of our relations was found to be a person of a very bad character, a troublesome guest, or one we desired to get rid of, upon his leaving my house I ever took care to lend him a riding-coat, or a pair of boots, or sometimes a horse of small value, and I always had the satisfaction of finding he never came back to return them.”

Source: The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale ...

“Too much has been said of the heroes of history-the strong men, the troublesome men; too little of the amiable, the kindly, the tolerant.”

Men Littles Has Beens Said Strong Too Much Hero Troublesome Strong Man Amiable

Book:Essays and Literary Studies

Source: Essays and Literary Studies

“The urge to break with a tradition is only appropriate when you're dealing with an outdated, troublesome tradition: I never really thought about that because I take the old-fashioned approach of equating tradition with value (which may be a failing). But whatever the case, positive tradition can also provoke opposition if it's too powerful, too overwhelming, too demanding. That would basically be about the human side of wanting to hold your own.”

Source: Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007

“Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can.”

Ifs May Long I Can Desire Quality Kindness Trouble Kings Treats France Gentle Rough Lions Offensive Inheritance Find Me Troublesome Cubs I May Not Be Lioness

Author:Elizabeth I

“If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations - something that I imagine could be troublesome.”

Ifs Different Remember Hours Situation Imagine Who You Are Supposed To Be Troublesome Remember Who You Are

Author:Bill Dixon

“For years, even before 9/11, I've been trying to warn that the threat from amateur biolabs will ultimately turn out to be far more troublesome than leakage from military labs - perhaps even more costly and deadly than nuclear terrorism.”

Trying Years Turns Military Threat Terrorism Nuclear Labs Troublesome Leakage Nuclear Terrorism

Author:Greg Bear

“Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously.”

Trying Said Certain Courses Doubt Failing Instance No Doubt Jail Troublesome Deterrence

Book:We cannot live without our lives

Source: We cannot live without our lives

“Without troublesome work, no one can have any concrete, full idea of what pure mathematical research is like or of the profusion of insights that can be obtained from it.”

Ideas Pure Research Insight Mathematical Concrete Troublesome

Book:Husserl, shorter works

Source: Husserl, shorter works

“My good friends, while I do most earnestly recommend you to take care of your health and safety, as things most precious to us, I would not have that care degenerate into an effeminate and over-curious attention, which is always disgraceful to a man's self, and often troublesome to others.”

Men Self Care Attention Balance Safety Take Care Curious Good Friend Moderation Degenerates Troublesome Disgraceful Health And Safety Take Care Of Your Health

Book:The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke

Source: The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke