“To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time.”
Source: Regarding the Pain of Others
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American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist 1933–2004Related quotes
“But so secretive nobody can be
That someone does not notice finally.”
Ludovico Ariosto book Orlando Furioso
Canto XXII, stanza 39 (tr. B. Reynolds)
Orlando Furioso (1532)
“A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.”
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Source: Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall (2001)
Javon Ringer (1987) All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, quoted at Ringer 23.com (undated)
“The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same law and the same fate.”
Michel De Montaigne book Essays
Book II, Ch. 12
Essais (1595), Book II
“A good plan isn't one where someone wins, it's where nobody thinks they've lost.”
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Source: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
“Any sage can do philosophy, but not every philosopher is a sage.”
Thorsten J. Pattberg (1977) German philologist
Shengren (2011)
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Source: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 3 (2015), p. 173, of Theodore Roosevelt