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I had rather complain of ill-fortune than be ashamed of victory. — Michel de Montaigne
I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that… — Stephen King
To conclude, therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain that a man can search too… — Francis Bacon
Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see fault in any body. All the world… — Jane Austen
The world of the terminally ill is the world of neither the living nor the dead. I have watched others since I watched my father,… — P.D. James
Therefore was I created with a stubborn outside, with an aspect of iron, that when I come to woo ladies, I fright them. But, in… — William Shakespeare
I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney. — Samuel Johnson
I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society." "Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in… — Baroness Orczy
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. — J.R.R. Tolkien
The ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and… — Fidel Castro
Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. — William Shakespeare
I had been hungry all the years- My noon had come, to dine- I, trembling, drew the table near And touched the curious wine. 'Twas… — Emily Dickinson
To care only for well-being seems to me positively ill-bred. Whether it’s good or bad, it is sometimes very pleasant, too, to smash things. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they were good-natur'd and… — Benjamin Franklin
He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted, and rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed.... — Jane Austen
I tell Thee that man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that gift of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The diabolical thing about melancholy is not that it makes you ill but that it makes you conceited and shortsighted; yes almost arrogant. You lapse… — Hermann Hesse
It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Bailing out people who made ill-advised mortgages makes no more sense that bailing out people who lost their life savings in Las Vegas casinos. — Thomas Sowell
It was the old New York way...the way people who dreaded scandal more than disease, who placed decency above courage, and who considered that nothing… — Edith Wharton
We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to us; but first… — J. Michael Straczynski
It is ill-manners to silence a fool and cruelty to let him go on — Benjamin Franklin
There are some upon this earth of yours,' returned the Spirit, 'who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride,… — Charles Dickens
Jane Gallagher had wanted to know what time it was, but for some reason Holden Caulfield hadn't wanted Stradlater to tell her. When Stradlater refused… — Frank Portman
Admire and adore the Author of the telescopic universe, love and esteem the work, do all in your power to lessen ill, and increase good,… — John Adams

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