"Woe to him who offends a patient man who has just reached his limit."

Restraint, Patience, Anger, Limit, Warning

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"Woe to him who offends a patient man who has just reached his limit."

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"The line from Pulp Fiction-the one Samuel L. Jackson shouts at John Travolta as they're trying to wash blood off their hands-pops into my head: 'I used the same soap you did and when I dried my hands, the towel didn't look like no fuckin' maxi-pad!' I almost-almost-share this most quotable of cinematic quotes with him, when I remember it contains The Word. You know: 'maxi-pad."

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

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"If you don't like your teeth, keep your mouth shut."

Lois Greiman, American Author

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"It is comic that a mentally disordered man picks up any piece of granite and carries it around because he thinks it is money, and in the same way it is comic that Don Juan has 1,003 mistresses, for the number simply indicates that they have no value. Therefore, one should stay within one's means in the use of the word "love"."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

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"I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far."

Mae West, American Actress

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"We must resist impulses to attack people, their credibility or their nature, and focus only on sharing our own positive creations, contributions, ideas and solutions."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Wearing your feelings on your sleeve will end up being a chip on your shoulder."

John Paul Warren, American Author

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"It was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back."

Stephen Chbosky, American Author

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"If you really want peace in any world you have to learn to say nothing."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

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"I couldn't exactly storm away in anger. I'd just have to close my eyes and shut out the universe."

Benjamin Alire Saenz, American Poet

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"After one and a half cocktails, finding the appropriate response is a bit of a challenge. I finally say, 'Thank you for inviting me,' and leave the less desirable 'Want to play strip poker?' in the unscrupulous part of my brain where it belongs."

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

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"Not all friends know they have lost you."

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"Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care."

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"What advantage has the person who will not listen over the one who cannot hear?"

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"One mistake is all they see."

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"For in that perfect garden when one day entered sin,An animal was murdered for garments made of skin.When figs of human effort produced religious strife,The Father tailored clothing for Adam and his wife."

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"I'm not an insomniac. It's just that my mind is in the best position to catch the weight of all hovering possibilities the moment I lie down."

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"May any praise of your character come from others instead of yourself."

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