Desirable Thing Quotes
9 quotes by 8 authors
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The right to know is like the right to live. It is fundamental and unconditional in its assumption that knowledge, like life, is a desirable…
— George Bernard Shaw
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For surely to be wise is the most desirable thing in all the world.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.
— Frank Herbert
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Innocence is a desirable thing, a dainty thing, an appealing thing, in its place; but carried too far, it is merely ridiculous.
— Dorothy Parker
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The need for a quick, satisfactory copying machine that could be used right in the office seemed very apparent to me-there seemed such a crying…
— Chester Carlson
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The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Unity of opinion is indeed a glorious and desirable thing, and its circle cannot be too strong and extended, if the centre be truth; but…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
— Plutarch
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Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction…
— Louisa May Alcott
Who Wrote These Desirable Thing Quotes
8 authors contributed a total of 9 Desirable Thing Quotes as follows: