Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury quotes
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“Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.”
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“The vast majority of the peoples of the world are against war and against aggression. If they make their wishes known and effective, war can be stopped. It all depends on whether they are willing to make the effort necessary for the purpose. For, that it will require an effort, no one who considers the history of the world on these subjects can doubt.”
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“Virtue consists in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.”
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“People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.”
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Source : Abba Eban (1969). “My people: the story of the Jews”, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
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“That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.”
Source : "The Big Picture: An American Commentary". Book by A. Whitney Brown, 1991.
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“I have always believed that a good laugh was good for both the mental and physical digestion.”
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“Swinging on delicate hinges the autumn leaf almost off the stem.”
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“I turn over a new leaf every day. But the blots show through.”
Source : Keith Waterhouse (2012). “Keith Waterhouse: Collected Plays”, p.66, Oberon Books
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