Today Quotes
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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.O. Henry, "A Ruler of Men."
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.Frank Crane
Life is sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.O. Henry, "Gift of the Magi," 1906
I hope I never get so old I get religious.Ingmar Bergman
One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.Theodore Rubin
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.Jerry Seinfeld
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.Carl Sagan
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.W. H. Auden
Avarice, envy, pride,
Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all
On Fire.Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy