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E.E. Cummings 208
American poet 1894–1962Related quotes
“Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.”
Variant translation: Death is softer by far than tyranny.
Source: Oresteia (458 BC), Agamemnon, line 1364
“What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.”
“They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.”
Attributed by Ben Weiximann, "Top 15 Funniest Lou Holtz Quotes" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/59377-top-15-funniest-lou-holtz-quotes/, TheBleacherReport.com.
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“A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.”
As quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists (2007) by James Geary, p. 118
“…but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.”
Source: The Man with the Twisted Lip
“Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”
“Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.”
“Don't gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”
Zion Train
Uprising (1979)