#lis

Shame upon him who can look on calmly, and exclaim, ‘The foolish girl! she should have waited; she should have allowed time to wear off the impression; her despair would have been softened, and she would have found another lover to comfort her.’ One might as well say, ‘The fool, to die of a fever! why did he not wait till his strength was restored, till his blood became calm? all would then have gone well, and he would have been alive now. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#funny #funny

Postcards and postcolonialism are two things I advocate for people who can't afford to go on vacation. ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #postcolonialism #vacation #funny

One must binge constantly to remain self-employed. To sober up would result in getting fired for over-efficiency. ↗

— Bauvard

#binging #employment #funny #humor #sobriety

I'm English. We're about as tactful as a hot poker up the bum, most of the time. ↗

— L.H. Thomson

#funny #giggles #humor #funny

Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#philosophy #sartre #existentialism

Being upright and uncompromising will lead to unemployment by themselves. But to be willfully ignorant of a calling in life as well, that is the denial of a born alcoholic. ↗

— Bauvard

#callings #denial #funny #humor #jobs

However, because they have no actual interests of their own (or if they do, they squelch them in order to fit in) and merely pursue those that they think will look best on their college apps, they're zombies. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#humor #indiviualism #humor

Lord Snow wants to take my place now.' He sneered. 'I'd have an easier time teaching a wolf to juggle than you will training this aurochs.' 'I'll take that wager, Ser Alliser', Jon said. 'I'd love to see Ghost juggle. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#a-song-of-ice-and-fire #bold #george-r-r-martin #ghost #jon-snow

Keep your language. Love its sounds, its modulation, its rhythm. But try to march together with men of different languages, remote from your own, who wish like you for a more just and human world. ↗

— Hélder Câmara

#diversity #empowerment #humanity #identity #justice

Brazen it out! Throw away the scabbard! Grit your teeth, buckle down, and die with your boots on! Or in other words......be determined and resolved until you accomplish the thing you set out to accomplish. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#determination #eena #endurance #patience #persistance