Today Quotes
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All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.Samuel Butler
"Only a novel"... in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour are conveyed to the world in the best chosen language.Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
You have delighted us long enough.Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
The ingenuity of the device blinds us to its utter uselessness.Anonymous British civil servant, "Take Her Deep" by I.J. Galatin, Cdr., US Navy, ret.
Of course we can keep this going, in principle, forever. In practice we will keel over from exhaustion, boredom, or death.David Adger, Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.Vince Lombardi
A leader is a dealer in hope.Napolean Bonaparte
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.Joe Clark