#prefer

Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private. ↗

— Mary Astell

#few #good #lasting #many #preferable

I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#call #disaster #does #fall #hate

That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati. ↗

— Gamaliel Bailey

#cincinnati #doubt #free #i #i do

I prefer that animation reach into places where live action doesn't go, and it seems like all of animation nowadays is trying to go where live action is. ↗

— Don Bluth

#animation #go #i #into #like

I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing. ↗

— Andrew Eldritch

#another #being #better #continent #england

To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#fame #forgotten #prefer #scorned #than

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too. ↗

— Euripides

#clever #evil #friend #good #good man

I prefer intellect and charm. ↗

— Angie Everhart

#i #intellect #prefer

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot. ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

#cannot #country #enough #i #judge

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

#discretion #enemy #even #friend #more