Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.
No matter how often you miss the target, keep firing the shots. Your victory is certain!
Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured... It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.
No, I'm from the South, remember? We get snow when we've done something to upset God, which we don't do very often.
(Rigg) had often complained that all these languages were useless, and Father had only said, "A man who speaks but one language understands none.
It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was of course, completely wrong. Life was often very expensive; you could get death for free.
The attraction of cynicism was that it so often put you in the right, as if being right led directly to happiness.
New friends can often have a better time together than old friends.
Broadly put, philosophers think: politicians maneuver. Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power.
I've often wondered what makes a relationship last. I guess the best answer is it's the one right after the next to the last one.
Often, on the brink of finding the recipe for immortality, I get distracted by the frightful presence of death.
Women often get dropped from memory, and then history.
Remember, any lie you are told, even deliberately, is often a more significant fact than a truth told in all sincerity.
The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that.
My mind is a lock pick always looking for another door to open. I often find those doors by exploring minds of others...
Often you don’t know whether you’re the hero of a romantic comedy or the villain on a Lifetime special until the restraining order arrives.
People often equate divorce with failure. No one wants to admit to failure, but sometimes it is inevitable. The alternative is a far worse option.
The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.
I do not feel any contempt for an atheist, who is often a man limited and constrained by his own logic to a very sad simplification.
A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he's often sure he can find one. And that's a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.
