William Gilmore Simms Quotes
The fool is willing to pay for anything but wisdom. No man buys that of which he supposes himself to have an abundance already.
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History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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Turn your wounds into wisdom.
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Don't let the Disney princess hair fool you.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Really hairy backs on men turn me off. I'm not into the ape thing at all. Or beer bellies and flabby arms, either. Also, one random nose hair which is longer than the others... that's gross.
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Gay men in L.A. are all a bunch of tens looking for an eleven.
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But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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Woman is the dominant sex. Men have to do all sorts of stuff to prove that they are worthy of woman's attention.
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All our best men are laughed at in this nightmare land.
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Men are separated by so many petty things.
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Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.
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When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.
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I don't think men get enough flowers. A deeper pink or red peonies are my favorite. But I'll take anything, really.
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God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.
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If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.
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I like men in suits. Men in suits I think are so sexy. But I love men in suits who own their own businesses. That's even sexier... I just love a guy who has his own thing going on and believes in it.
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Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.
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That's all I want in life is to be remembered as a guy that really loved God.
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I have no idea what I want to do for a career. But in terms of my advocacy work, I'm definitely going to continue.
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The more I grew as a human being, the better I became at my craft.
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I accept the fact I am an unregenerate egghead.
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The fool is willing to pay for anything but wisdom. No man buys that of which he supposes himself to have an abundance already.
