Erase fancy; curb impulse; quench desire; let sovereign reason have the mastery. Marcus Aureluis, Meditations, Book nine A man does not sin by commission only, but often by omission. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book nine The sinners sins against himself; the wrongdoer wrongs himself, becoming the worse by his own action. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book nine It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book nine Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent. H. P. Lovecraft, The White Ship
US horror & supernatural author (1890 - 1937) Best way to clear the air is to have it all out in the open. Harper Lee, spoken by character Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
US novelist (1926 - ) Things are never as bad as they seem. Harper Lee, spoken by character Miss Maudie, To Kill A Mockingbird
US novelist (1926 - ) It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Harper Lee, spoken by character Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
US novelist (1926 - ) Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win. Harper Lee, spoken by character Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
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