#often

Often they benefit who suffer wrong. ↗

— Ovid

#often #suffer #who #wrong

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. ↗

— Ovid

#often #produces #roses #sharp #thorn

I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

#although #brought #censure #god #happiness

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

#contemplation #less #life #live #makes

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

#contemplative #less #life #live #miserable

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress. ↗

— Fred Upton

#allies #approach #bureaucracy #busy #congress

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second. ↗

— Agatha Christie

#crimes #fatal #first #further #had

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#does #know #man #often #only

If I knew where the good songs came from, I'd go there more often. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#go #good #good songs #i #knew

I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously. ↗

— Juan Cole

#discussions #dominate #i #i think #nevertheless