Quote by T.S. Eliot
Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. – T.S. Eliot

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In a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. – T.S. Eliot

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He gave her a look you could have poured on a waffle. – Ring Lardner

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Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him. – Erich Fromm

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True eloquence forgoes eloquence. – André Gide

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