#scoundrel

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel. ↗

#before #clock #going #scoundrel #thinks

No great scoundrel is ever uninteresting. ↗

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. ↗

— William Blake

#art #cannot #exist #flatterer #general

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#avoid #been #claim #claiming #consensus

I'd never painted anything before. I was quite content to take other people's work since I didn't care anyway about the subject matter. I approached subject matter as a scoundrel. I had nothing to say about it whatsoever. I only wanted to make these exciting paintings. ↗

— Tom Wesselmann

#anything #anyway #approached #before #care

Sognavo di te. I’ve dreamed of you. Ti desideravo nelle mia braccia dal primo momento che ti vedi. I’ve wanted you in my arms since the moment I met you. Ho bisogno di te. I need you ↗

— Loretta Chase

#loretta-chase #dreams

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. ↗

— Barbara Ehrenreich

#all-around #dissent #duty #matter #often

Religion is all-too-often a refuge for scoundrels. ↗

— Neal Boortz

#religion #scoundrels

A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel. ↗

— Heywood Broun

#objection #refuge #scoundrel #technical

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? ↗