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Thinks Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.
- He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it; he, on the contrary,…
- Profound ignorance makes a man dogmatic. The man who knows nothing thinks he is teaching others what he has just learned himself; the man who…
- Nothing makes us better understand what trifling things Providence thinks He bestows on men in granting them wealth, money, dignities, and other advantages, than the…
- A man who knows how to make good bargains or finds his money increase in his coffers, thinks presently that he has a good deal…
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- A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. — Marcus Aurelius
- Every generation always thinks it was better before, and I think people have been saying this for probably thousands of years. — Paul Auster
- There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks… — Francis Bacon
- We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most… — Philip James Bailey
- A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way. — Honore de Balzac
- Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat,… — Antonio Banderas
- If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them… — Douglas Adams
- I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree… — Henry Adams
- Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. — John Adams