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When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth. – George Bernard ShawRate it:
When a thing is new, people say 'It is not true.' Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say 'It is not important.' Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say 'Anyway, it is not new.' – William JamesRate it:
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem. – Miguel de UnamunoRate it:
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid-in which case all comment is superfluous-or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem. – Miguel de UnamunoRate it:
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it. – Marquis de VauvenarguesRate it:
When a traveller returneth home, let him not leave the countries where he hath travelled altogether behind him. – Francis Bacon, 1597-1625Rate it:
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him. – Jonathan SwiftRate it:
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. – Jonathan SwiftRate it:
When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. – Jonathan SwiftRate it:
When a twin dies, the survivor's spirit goes with her. – Kelly Marrapodi-Munsell (1968-2011)Rate it:
When a very bright light shines in our face, we blink. We close our eyes. The light is still there, but our eyes reject it because it is too much for them. On the first Easter day, even the apostles and Jesus’ close friends blinked. It took a while to recognize him and to realize what had happened. It was too much to believe until the Lord pressed them with the evidence. Once convinced, they testified to Jesus’ resurrection even at the cost of their lives. – Francis Cardinal George, OMIRate it:
When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart. – Ralph Waldo EmersonRate it:
When a wife tells her husband, he sucks in bed, it’s undeniable he will obtain a second opinion. – RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)Rate it:
When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature. – Marguerite DurasRate it:
When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird. – Minna AntrimRate it:
When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs. – Oscar WildeRate it:
When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck men risk theirs. – Oscar WildeRate it:
When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891Rate it:
When a woman thinks by herself she thinks of evil. – ProverbRate it:
When a writer, hired one or politically, and emotionally related to a subject for whatever purposes, writes not in a neutral concept, and honest notion; indeed, then a lie becomes a significant and reliable history in the eyes of pseudo-intellectuals. Similarly, as a negative-minded focuses on the thorns of a rose, ignoring and avoiding its beauty and fragrance that prevails. – Ehsan SehgalRate it:
When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it is a pretty certain sign that she has his. – George D. PrenticeRate it:
When action grows unprofitable, gather information when information grows unprofitable, sleep. – Ursula K. LeGuinRate it:
When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep. – Ursula K. Le GuinRate it:
When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied 'Only stand out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light. – John W. GardnerRate it:

When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth.

When a thing is new, people say 'It is not true.' Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say 'It is not important.' Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say 'Anyway, it is not new.'

– William JamesRate it:

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

– Miguel de UnamunoRate it:

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid-in which case all comment is superfluous-or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

– Miguel de UnamunoRate it:

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it.

– Marquis de VauvenarguesRate it:

When a traveller returneth home, let him not leave the countries where he hath travelled altogether behind him.

– Francis Bacon, 1597-1625Rate it:

When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.

– Jonathan SwiftRate it:

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

– Jonathan SwiftRate it:

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

– Jonathan SwiftRate it:

When a twin dies, the survivor's spirit goes with her.

– Kelly Marrapodi-Munsell (1968-2011)Rate it:

When a very bright light shines in our face, we blink. We close our eyes. The light is still there, but our eyes reject it because it is too much for them. On the first Easter day, even the apostles and Jesus’ close friends blinked. It took a while to recognize him and to realize what had happened. It was too much to believe until the Lord pressed them with the evidence. Once convinced, they testified to Jesus’ resurrection even at the cost of their lives.

– Francis Cardinal George, OMIRate it:

When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart.

– Ralph Waldo EmersonRate it:

When a wife tells her husband, he sucks in bed, it’s undeniable he will obtain a second opinion.

– RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo)Rate it:

When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.

– Marguerite DurasRate it:

When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.

– Minna AntrimRate it:

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

– Oscar WildeRate it:

When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck men risk theirs.

– Oscar WildeRate it:

When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

– Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891Rate it:

When a woman thinks by herself she thinks of evil.

– ProverbRate it:

When a writer, hired one or politically, and emotionally related to a subject for whatever purposes, writes not in a neutral concept, and honest notion; indeed, then a lie becomes a significant and reliable history in the eyes of pseudo-intellectuals. Similarly, as a negative-minded focuses on the thorns of a rose, ignoring and avoiding its beauty and fragrance that prevails.

– Ehsan SehgalRate it:

When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it is a pretty certain sign that she has his.

– George D. PrenticeRate it:

When action grows unprofitable, gather information when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

– Ursula K. LeGuinRate it:

When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

– Ursula K. Le GuinRate it:

When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied 'Only stand out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.

– John W. GardnerRate it:

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