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May Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein
- The two highest achievements of the human mind are the twin concepts of "loyalty" and "duty". Whenever these twin concepts fall into disrepute, get out…
- Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.
- A religion is a source of happiness and I would not deprive anyone of happiness. But it is a comfort appropriate for the weak, not…
- It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually…
- A zygote is a gamete's way of producing more gametes. This may be the purpose of the universe.
- Happiness lies in being privileged to work hard for long hours in doing whatever you think is worth doing. One man may find happiness in…
- It may take endless wars and unbearable population pressure to force-feed a technology to the point where it can cope with space. In the universe,…
- An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
- When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see,…
- Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
- May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
- Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to…
- A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
- Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If…
- If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.
- If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for…
- Come Judgment Day, we may find that Mumbo Jumbo the God of the Congo was the Big Boss all along.
- Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part...and that the part should be humbly…
More May Quotes
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. — William Shakespeare
- The parents have to learn that the child should not be insulted, humiliated, condemned. If you want to help him, love him… — Rajneesh