William Blake Quotes
The Britons (say historians) were naked, civilized men, learned, studious, abstruse in thought and contemplation; naked, simple, plain in their acts and manners; wiser than after ages.
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People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.
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My manners, abominable at times, can be sweet.
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Buy other authors' books when you go to their events. Even if you aren't going to read it. Even if you are going to give it away. Even if you aren't interested. Not just for the author but for the bookstore. It's karma and just plain good manners.
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We are wiser than we know.
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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.
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The act of contemplation then creates the thing created.
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It’s worth living abroad to study up on genteel and delicate manners. The maid smiles continuously; she smiles like a duchess on a stage, while at the same time it is clear from her face that she is exhausted from overwork.
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We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners.
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So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost
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But for me I think it's just about taking that time of reflection and contemplation. That's probably my process in every decision that I make: to make sure that I spend time just with myself, and really times of silence and mediation to go through that process; and music is a big part of that as well.
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Love is fed by the imagination, by which we become wiser than we know, better than we feel, nobler than we are: by which we can see life as a whole, by which and by which alone we can understand others in their real and their ideal relation. Only what is fine, and finely conceived can feed love. But anything will feed hate.
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Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels instinctively that manners are of more importance than morals, and, in its opinion, the highest respectability is of much less value than the possession of a good chef.
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It is absurd to say that there are neither ruins nor curiosities in America when they have their mothers and their manners.
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Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.
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Clothes and manners do not make the man, but where he is made they greatly improve his appearance.
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It has proved politically wiser to set goals than to start programs.
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My hope is that I'm getting better and wiser. With every book, I have more of myself to pour onto the page.
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The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.
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Marriage indeed may qualify the fury of his passion, but it very rarely mends a man's manners.
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It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
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Life is what happens to you while you're planning on doing something else.
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When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world.
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The Britons (say historians) were naked, civilized men, learned, studious, abstruse in thought and contemplation; naked, simple, plain in their acts and manners; wiser than after ages.
