Great literature, past or present, is the expression of great knowledge of the human heart; great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within.
~ Edith Hamilton ~
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Literature, Edith Hamilton
Vampires, Theda Bara
The reason good women like me and flock to my pictures is that there is a little bit of vampire instinct in every woman.
- Theda Bara, a.k.a. "The Vamp", attributed in Leta W. Clark, Women, Women, Women: Quips, Quotes, and Commentary (1977), p. 16
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- Theda Bara, a.k.a. "The Vamp", attributed in Leta W. Clark, Women, Women, Women: Quips, Quotes, and Commentary (1977), p. 16
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Money, Aristotle Onassis
If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.
- Aristotle Onassis, quoted in Aristotle Onassis: A Biography (1977), by Nicholas Fraser
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- Aristotle Onassis, quoted in Aristotle Onassis: A Biography (1977), by Nicholas Fraser
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Worry, John Lubbock
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
- John Lubbock
- John Lubbock
Advice, Cynthia Heimel
Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people. Take a cool, appraising glance at his pals.
- Cynthia Heimel
그 사람이 사랑하는 사람으로 판단하지 말고, 그의 친구로 판단하십시오. 사람들은 가장 형편없는 사람들과 사랑에 빠집니다. 침착하고 냉정하게 그의 친구들을 바라보십시오.
- 신시아 하이멜
- Cynthia Heimel
그 사람이 사랑하는 사람으로 판단하지 말고, 그의 친구로 판단하십시오. 사람들은 가장 형편없는 사람들과 사랑에 빠집니다. 침착하고 냉정하게 그의 친구들을 바라보십시오.
- 신시아 하이멜
Money, Pelé
My father told me that when you're working, don't stop to count your money.
- Pelé, as reported in Pelé: A biography (1976), James Haskins, p. 132
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- Pelé, as reported in Pelé: A biography (1976), James Haskins, p. 132
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Reality, Paul Eldridge
In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.
- Paul Eldridge
Seeing, John Lubbock
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
- John Lubbock
- John Lubbock
Advice, Persian Proverb
Az in guš mi-girad, az ân guš dar mi-konad.
Translation: In at one ear and out at the other.
English equivalent: Advice most needed are the least heeded.
Meaning: "For various reasons a good advice or a genuine warning is often disregarded or considered of no importance."
Source for meaning and proverb: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 179. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
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Translation: In at one ear and out at the other.
English equivalent: Advice most needed are the least heeded.
Meaning: "For various reasons a good advice or a genuine warning is often disregarded or considered of no importance."
Source for meaning and proverb: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 179. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Persian_proverbs
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