"Your trousers are on fire. I would have……" — Barbara Mertz
"Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice..."
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63 Quotes by Barbara Mertz
Barbara Mertz has 63 quotes on this site.
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Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the…
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The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
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He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it,…
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Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to -…
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It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Who are we really? Combinations of common chemicals that perform mechanical actions for a few years before crumbling back into…
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Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.
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The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and,…
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More Advice Quotes
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
— Arthur Ashe
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Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.
— Lucius Accius
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If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man;…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
— Marcus Aurelius
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To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
— Sri Aurobindo
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If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they…
— Teresa of Avila
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It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.
— Roger Babson
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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but…
— Francis Bacon
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The worst men often give the best advice.
— Francis Bacon
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
— Francis Bacon
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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there…
— Francis Bacon
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