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"Crime like death is not confined to the old and withered alone. The youngest and fairest are too often its chosen victims." Charles Dickens

"Crime like death is not confined to the old and withered alone. The youngest and fairest are too often its chosen victims." Charles Dickens — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 1, 2020

"It's all about new beginnings, laying solid foundations and building strong relationships. Everything we want is in front of us!" Unknown

"It's all about new beginnings, laying solid foundations and building strong relationships. Everything we want is in front of us!" Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 31, 2020

"Everyone tells you how they are going to be 'special', but few do the work to get there. Do the work." Mark Cuban

"Everyone tells you how they are going to be 'special', but few do the work to get there. Do the work." Mark Cuban — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 30, 2020

"People organize their brains with conversation. If they don't have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds. Like hoarders, they cannot unclutter themselves." Jordan Peterson

"People organize their brains with conversation. If they don't have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds. Like hoarders, they cannot unclutter themselves." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 28, 2020

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." Victor Hugo

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 28, 2020

"If you see a snake, just kill it – don't appoint a committee on snakes." H. Ross Perot

"If you see a snake, just kill it – don't appoint a committee on snakes." H. Ross Perot — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 27, 2020

"Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm." Friedrich Nietzsche

"Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 26, 2020

"Written reports stifle creativity." H. Ross Perot

"Written reports stifle creativity." H. Ross Perot — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 25, 2020

"Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible." Andy Warhol

"Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible." Andy Warhol — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 24, 2020

"You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are." Jordan Peterson

"You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 23, 2020

"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." Seneca

"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." Seneca — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 21, 2020

"Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion." Dorothy Parker

"Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion." Dorothy Parker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 21, 2020

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." Confucius

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." Confucius — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 20, 2020

"Expectation is the root of all heartache." William Shakespeare

"Expectation is the root of all heartache." William Shakespeare — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 19, 2020

"The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. Status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity." Jordan Peterson

"The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. Status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 18, 2020

"The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it." Friedrich Nietzsche

"The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2020

"Everybody knows that if you are too careful, you become so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something." Gertrude Stein

"Everybody knows that if you are too careful, you become so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something." Gertrude Stein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 16, 2020

"Never be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people or find a different room." Michael Dell

"Never be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people or find a different room." Michael Dell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2020

"[It] is easy, as we can see, for a barbarian to be healthy; for a civilized man the task is hard." Sigmund Freud

"[It] is easy, as we can see, for a barbarian to be healthy; for a civilized man the task is hard." Sigmund Freud — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2020

"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Harry S. Truman

"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Harry S. Truman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 13, 2020

"Don’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission." Jordan Peterson

"Don’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 12, 2020

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." Ambrose Redmoon

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." Ambrose Redmoon — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 11, 2020

"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees." Victor Hugo

"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 10, 2020

"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." Edgar Laurence Doctorow

"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." Edgar Laurence Doctorow — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 9, 2020

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." Henry David Thoreau

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." Henry David Thoreau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 7, 2020

"All war is deception." Sunzi

"All war is deception." Sunzi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 7, 2020

"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so." David Grayson

"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so." David Grayson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 6, 2020

"It is my firm belief that the best way to fix the world — a handyman’s dream, if ever there was one — is to fix yourself." Jordan Peterson

"It is my firm belief that the best way to fix the world — a handyman’s dream, if ever there was one — is to fix yourself." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 5, 2020

"It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life." Victor Hugo

"It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 4, 2020

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." Charles DeGaulle

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." Charles DeGaulle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 3, 2020

"Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved." Aristotle

"Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved." Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 2, 2020