"Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account."

Being, Events, Will

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"Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account."

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"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."

George Orwell, British Author

Being,

"Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Being, Mind, State

"Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Being, Content, Living

"I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness."

Beth Henley, American Playwright

Being,

"The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Being, Motives, Vanity

"A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself."

Henry Winkler, American Actor

Being, First, Responsibility

"Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Lee Van Cleef, American Actor

Being, Eyes

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Being, Feeling, Words

"Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Being, Now, Reputation

"I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about."

Daniel Okrent, American Editor

Being, Talking

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"One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for."

Friendship

"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold."

Wealth

"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man."

Life

"New faces have more authority than accustomed ones."

Authority

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."

Chance

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"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."

"Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained."

"Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position."

"I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness."

"The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it."

"A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself."

"Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me."

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."

"Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now."

"I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about."

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"In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?"

"No one is happy all his life long."

"Cleverness is not wisdom."

"There is just one life for each of us: our own."

"Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise."

"One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for."

"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold."

"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man."

"New faces have more authority than accustomed ones."

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."