#persons

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. ↗

— James Thurber

#doing #everywhere #fun #himself #humorist

Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them. ↗

— Augustus Hare

#apt #bad #generality #good #impulse

I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it. ↗

— William Hogarth

#found #generally #had #i #judges

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them. ↗

— Horace

#ears #entrusted #gossips #hear #inquisitive

The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there. ↗

— Chanakya

#greedy #happiness #here #moving #peace

If real churches exist, such persons are not called on to make them. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#churches #exist #make #persons #real

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold. ↗

— Margaret Fuller

#another #future #good #love #persons

Since that time I have had continuous contact with the persons who were completely unknown to me, except that I knew they would hand whatever information I gave them to the Russian authorities. ↗

— Klaus Fuchs

#completely #contact #continuous #except #gave

Advice to persons about to marry - don't. ↗

— Henry Mayhew

#advice #marry #persons

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? ↗

— Marguerite Gardiner

#ignorant #look #monuments #mortals #names