No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle.
Has there ever been a crisper expression of the consequences of 'intersectionality' than a ban on Jewish lesbians from a Dyke March?
Germany, Italy and France appear to possess less dynamism than do the U.S. and the others.
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
No city embraced privatization more eagerly than Chicago, where I live.
We are better than anyone, ain't we? Except for the Eagles, the Eagles are better than us.
I've been a much happier person in my early thirties than I was in my twenties.
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
Capital is taxed much less than labour; subsidies going to capital, the rich, and middle-income earners greatly exceed the benefits going to the precariat and underclass.
I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.
Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values - and witnesses.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.
It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.
Philly is more East Coast than Pittsburgh. It's closer to New Jersey and New York, so the vibe is way more fast-paced.
I were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with perpetual motion.
