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Other Quotes by Patrick O'Brian
- There is a systematic flocci-nauci-nihili-pilification of all other aspects of existence that angers me.
- Sir,’ said Stephen, ‘I read novels with the utmost pertinacity. I look upon them--I look upon good novels--as a very valuable part of literature, conveying…
- I am in favour of leaving people alone, however imperfect their polity may seem. It appears to me that you must not tell other nations…
- Other people's marriages are a perpetual source of amazement.
- Since I grew up, I have never deliberately used any technique at all other than the physical shaping of my tale so that it more…
- I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.
More Other Quotes
- . . . a basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.… — Norman Vincent Peale
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Friendship is not only about sharing each and everything having long conversation, hanging out, its about having complete trust in each other… — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle