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Inspirational Quotes by Judith Martin
- A small wedding is not necessarily one to which very few people are invited. It is one to which the person you are addressing is…
- If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.
- You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do
- The simple idea that everyone needs a reasonable amount of challenging work in his or her life, and also a personal life, complete with noncompetitive…
- If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached.
- Being listened to should be sufficiently gratifying in itself, whether or not the advice is followed.
- Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked.
- The most conventional statements are both true and welcome.
- There are always proper responses, even to rude questions.
- Try not to annoy your relatives unnecessarily.
- What is Thanksgiving without a nutty relative?
- It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
- For email, the old postcard rule applies. Nobody else is supposed to read your postcards, but you'd be a fool if you wrote anything private…
- Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet.
- There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin…
- If you can't be kind, at least be vague.
- The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don't…
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento