#wit

I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling. ↗

— Frances Burney

#behaviour #cannot #characters #history #i

Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. ↗

— Albert Camus

#dies #goes #life #rotten #soulless

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. ↗

— Vannevar Bush

#calm #cannot #evaluation #fear #mitigated

Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#craziest #doubt #ever #i #met

John Paul II, above all, managed to contain the huge mass of frustration, of hate that had accumulated in that region, in favour of a peaceful transition. This was, without doubt, something that changed European history. ↗

— Rocco Buttiglione

#changed #contain #doubt #european #favour

City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#city #employees #hired #interference #outside

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all. ↗

— Lord Byron

#entire #ever #motive #myself #scribbling

We get sucked into the Internet and streaming information, and it's time to just unplug and look within. ↗

— Jonathan Cain

#information #internet #into #just #look

A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder. ↗

— Eileen Caddy

#high #like #rudder #ship #soul

It is to be remedied that the false traitors will suffer no man to come into the king's presence for no cause without bribes where none ought to be had. Any man might have his coming to him to ask him grace or judgment in such case as the king may give. ↗

— Jack Cade

#ask #bribes #case #cause #come