"It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth……" — Robert Menzies
"It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness."
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19 Quotes by Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies has 19 quotes on this site.
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My headmaster chastised me with a diabolical instrument a leather strap tacked to a piece of wood but he taught…
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The great vice of democracy is that for a generation we have been busy getting ourselves on to the list…
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I did but see her passing by and yet I love her till I die.
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Never take any notice of Anonymous letters, unless you get a few thousand on the same subject.
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In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.
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We took the name 'Liberal' because we were determined to be a progressive party, willing to make experiments, in no…
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I am one of the few men honest enough to say they do not understand women.
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Men of genius are not to be analysed by commonplace rules. The rest of us who have been or are…
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A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful moneymaker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible…
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Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.
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Experiment is necessary in establishing an academy, but certain principles must apply to this business of art as to any…
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The kind of people I myself represent in parliament; salary earners, shopkeepers, skilled artisans, professional men and women, farmers and…
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More Bitter Quotes
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one of 1,231 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
— Aristotle
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I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
— Francis Bacon
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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
— Jan Peter Balkenende
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Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!
— Honore de Balzac
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I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally…
— Drew Barrymore
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I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.
— Adele
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There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal…
— Allen Boyd
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People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just…
— Jo Brand
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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.
— Terry Brooks
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Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing…
— Julie Burchill
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