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"What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable errors of mankind."
"Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach."
"Telling lies is a really terrible thing. These days, lies and silence are the two greatest sins in human society you might say. In reality, we tell lots of lies, and we often break into silence. However, if we were constant;y talking year-round, and telling only the truth truth would probably lose some of its value."
"Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me."
"The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all."
Explore more quotes by James Thurber
"The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it."
"The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth."
"The difference between our decadence and the Russians' is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic."
"I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness."
"The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his."
"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."
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