The truest mark of being born with great qualities is being born without envy. – Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld Category: Jealousy
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. – Baltasar Gracián, translated from Spanish Category: Jealousy
World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race. – Herman Kahn Category: War
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. – Simone Weil Category: respect
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. – Don Marquis Category: Fish, Fishing
The spoken word was the first technology by which man was able to let go of his environment in order to grasp it in a new way. – Marshall McLuhan Category: Technology
