Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman. – Ninon de Lenclos
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Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius. – Albert Pike
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot. – Niccolo Machiavelli
Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations – wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco. – Edmund Burke
The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world – not his own light, but that of Christ. – Pope Benedict XVI
I dont deal with death very well. My brother, John Candy, my dad, my mom, Brandon Tartikoff just a couple of weeks ago. I mean, you lose a lot of people in your life, and thats one thing I am constantly working on – pain management. – James Belushi
If it was necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable. – Georges Courteline, La philosophie de Georges Courteline, 1917
When people hold you in high esteem, its very delicate relationship. When they meet you theyre putting all their chips up. Its make or break. – Henry Rollins
We come to this work because the alternative, being consumed by the effort to ignore the mystery of being, is no longer acceptable. – Ken McLeod, Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention
