“Creditors have better memories than debtors. ”
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
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“There is no desire more natural than the desire of knowledge.”
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
“There are plenty of people more «difficult» than me. ”
Alan Rickman (1946–2016) English film, television and stage actor
“In leadership, no word is more important than trust.”
Mike Krzyzewski (1947) American basketball player and coach
“People will pay more to be entertained than educated.”
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
“It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.”
Brigitte Bardot (1934) French model, actor, singer and animal rights activist
“Nobody dies faster than a tired soldier.”
Jim C. Hines (1974) American writer
Source: The Goblin Quest Series, Goblin War (2008), Chapter 14 (p. 276)
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”
George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish journalist, novelist
“Better the myth of happiness, than the myth of despair.”
Michael Moorcock The Cornelius Quartet
The Cornelius Quartet, The Condition of Muzak (1977)
Source: The Mirror; or, Harlequin Everywhere (p. 786)
“There's nothing better than a good, blind referee.”
Bobby Heenan (1944–2017) American professional wrestler, professional wrestling commentator and manager
Misc.
“Apocalypses are easier slept through than experienced.”
Charles Stross The Laundry Files
Source: The Laundry Files, The Labyrinth Index (2018), Epilogue, “Debrief” (p. 360)
“Directing takes more courage than acting.”
Moon So-ri (1974) South Korean actress
As quoted in "Moon So-ri interview: “I wasn’t relaxed enough for us to improvise!”" in Eastern Kicks (6 June 2018) https://www.easternkicks.com/features/moon-so-ri-interview-2
“Quick riches are more dangerous than poverty.”
Napoleon Hill book Think and Grow Rich
Source: Think and Grow Rich (1938)
“It is surely better to be wronged than to do wrong.”
Isaac Asimov book In Memory Yet Green
In Memory Yet Green (1979), p. 175
General sources
“The People is always worth more than individuals.”
Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) French revolutionary lawyer and politician
As quoted in Portrayals of Revolution, Images, Debates, and Patterns of Thought on the French Revolution, p. 27, by Noel Parker, Southern Illinois University Press
“A referendum is little more than a "rumour of choice."”
John Ralston Saul (1947) Canadian author and essayist
The idea behind the mechanism, ever since its first modern manifestations two centuries ago under Napoleon, has been to replace democracy with the sensation of democracy. That is: to replace the slow, complex, eternally unclear continuity of democracy, and all the awkwardness of citizen participation, with something clear and fast which allows those in power to impose their agenda. Through an apparently simple question with a one-syllable answer, those who ask can get a blank cheque from the citizenry; that is, if they choose their moment well and come up with a winning question.
Reflections of a Siamese Twin (1997)
“It’s always easier to hate than to forgive, isn’t it?”
Alastair Reynolds book Pushing Ice
Source: Pushing Ice (2005), Chapter 14 (p. 233)
“Nationalism is more wide-reaching than internationalism.”
Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
1930s, Die verfluchten Hakenkreuzler. Etwas zum Nachdenken (1932)
“Self-government is better than good government.”
Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Widely attributed to Campbell-Bannerman since at least 1910 https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1910/jul/12/parliamentary-franchise-women-bill-1. However it appears unattributed earlier https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rIFPAAAAYAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22self-government+is+better%22, and the concept pre-dates https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lFI3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403&dq=%22your+public-spirited+advocates+of+good+government,+I+do+find+sneering+upon+the+self-government+of+the+Christian%22 Campbell-Bannerman. <br class="br">Compare Gandhi: "Good government is no substitute for self-government." Young India (2 September 1920), p. 1 <br class="br">Attributed