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Accident Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery…
- But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they…
- He who sees different ways to the same end, will, unless he watches carefully over his own conduct, lay out too much of his attention…
More Accident Quotes
- It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis… — Andre Agassi
- None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth,… — Thomas B. Macaulay
- It had not seemed to matter that Rose was only eight years old. "More than eight," said Rose. "Nearly nine." "Darling Rose,… — Hilary McKay
- I had - after I sang the 'Star Spangled Banner' so badly, after my tragic singing accident, after that, you know, all… — Roseanne Barr
- Idle people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It is not accident that boredom and… — Renata Adler
- Right conduct can never, except by some rare accident, be promoted by ignorance or hindered by knowledge. — Bertrand Russell
- One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement that had its effective start in so… — Simon Newcomb
- Literally, no man ever sees himself as others see him. No photograph or reflection ever gives us the same slant on ourselves… — Richard L. Evans