#tempt

Every man deems that he has precisely the trials and temptations which are the hardest of all others for him to bear; but they are so, simply because they are the very ones he most needs. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#because #deems #every #every man #hardest

To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#contempt #dignity #express #forget #forgive

Clinton's attempt to socialize healthcare was the second most disgusting thing he did in the oval office. I can't remember was the first thing was. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#clinton #did #disgusting #first #first thing

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#classic #complete #instead #make #museums

To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the gaze of knowledge behind one's own eye. Modern science can acknowledge no other than this epistemological stand-point. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

#attempt #behind #directing #epistemological #eye

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it. ↗

— Potter Stewart

#define #further #i #i see #kinds

What I wanted to do was to earn enough money to pay for my mother's house. When my mother passed away, I wanted to buy it from the rest of my family and keep the house in the family. That was the only reason I even attempted writing for money. ↗

— Dorothea Benton Frank

#away #buy #earn #enough #even

The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. ↗

— Northrop Frye

#beauty #because #dangerous #ego #goodness

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature. ↗

— George Ade

#current #keep #literature #more #mortals

Familiarity breeds contempt. ↗

— Aesop

#contempt #familiarity #familiarity breeds