— Joseph Addison politician, writer and playwright 1672 - 1719
Widely quoted as an Addison maxim this is actually by the American clergyman George Washington Burnap (1802-1859), published in Burnap's The Sphere and Duties of Woman : A Course of Lectures (1848), Lecture IV.
Misattributed
— Rita Mae Brown Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist 1944
Source: Hiss of Death
— Jonathan Safran Foer, book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
— Thomas Chalmers Scottish mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland 1780 - 1847
actually a quote from The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures by George Washington Burnap (1848) (p.99 Lecture IV)
Misattributed
— Anthony de Mello Indian writer 1931 - 1987
"The Land of Love", p. 172
Awareness (1992)
Context: Understand the obstructions you are putting in the way of love, freedom, and happiness and they will drop. Turn on the light of awareness and the darkness will disappear. Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you.
— Shmuley Boteach American Orthodox rabbi and writer 1966
— Bill Russell American professional basketball player and coach 1934
— Jacques Lacan French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist 1901 - 1981
— Mark Haddon, book A Spot of Bother
Source: A Spot of Bother
— Marc Acito American novelist, humorist, screenwriter 1966
Source: How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater
— Salma Hayek Mexican-American actress and producer 1966
As quoted in "Salma Hayek's Condom Campaign" at femalefirst.co.uk http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/health/3382004.htm
Context: Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process. Sleeping with the wrong person is one thing, but not using a condom because you want to please someone, or because you're in a romantic bubble, is another. … I wish we weren't so busy trying to impress people.
— Nick Carter singer from the United States 1980
— William Hazlitt English writer 1778 - 1830
"On the Pleasure of Painting"
Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/TableHazIV.htm (1821-1822)
— Jane Porter Scottish historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure 1776 - 1850
Source: Odd Mom Out
— Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 219
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