Seldom Quotes

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If we look round the world, there seem to be not above six distinct varieties in the human species, each of which is strongly marked,… — Oliver Goldsmith
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think. — Elbert Hubbard
Even in the lives of fishes, sensation is seldom a matter of one thing or another. Senses overlap. The lines between them often tend to… — Lyall Watson
The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few… — Douglas Fairbanks
Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship requires candor that… — Jason Epstein
I seldom feel comfortable in a theatre. I always feel like I own a cinema. I feel equally happy in an empty one as a… — Martin McDonagh
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one. — George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
In England or America, actors do not have to cater to an image. In India, it is almost demanded of us. Very seldom do you… — Abhishek Bachchan
What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism. — Mustafa Akyol
Honesty is seldom ingratiating and often discomfiting. — Tom Stoppard
Progress is seldom simple; it comes with costs and casualties, even challenges about whether a change represents an advance or a retreat. — Nancy Gibbs
Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For… — Nancy Gibbs
I seldom look at myself to avoid any self-criticism. — Isabella Rossellini
Paradoxically, since gay men rarely have gay parents, cultural transmission must come from friends or strangers (a problem since the generations so seldom mix in… — Edmund White
I have always believed that national character... depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined. Precepts from the lips of a… — John Marshall
Seldom in the history of medicine has the recognition of the most effective cure followed as swiftly on the heels of the discovery of a… — Emil Theodor Kocher
Laws fixed, certain, and uniform, are said to be the distinguishing traits of civilized from savage communities. In these last, seldom are any laws, unless… — Levi Woodbury
My keen love of travel was seldom hindered by Father. He permitted me, even as a mere boy, to visit many cities and pilgrimage spots. — Paramahansa Yogananda
I thought I was very pretty without hair. Naked, more honest somehow. No glamor, just bald old me. I seldom wore wigs or hats. But… — Persis Khambatta
God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things. — Adam Hamilton

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