Quote Genre: Complacency

Niccolo Machiavelli – ‘A son can bear with equanimi…

‘A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father But the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.’

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Alphonse Karr – ‘Some people are always grumb…

‘Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.’

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Dr. Samuel Johnson – ‘When any fit of anxiety or g…

‘When any fit of anxiety or gloominess or perversion of the mind lays hold upon you make it a rule not to publish it by complaints but exert your whole care to hide it. By endeavoring to hide it you … Continue reading →

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George Herbert – ‘Go not for every grief to th…

‘Go not for every grief to the physician nor for every quarrell to the lawyer nor for every thirst to the pot.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘To have a grievance is to ha…

‘To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.’

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Sir William Schwenck Gilbert – ‘Oh don?t the days seem lank …

‘Oh don?t the days seem lank and long When all goes right and nothing goes wrong And isn?t your life extremely flat With nothing whatever to grumble at!’

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Benjamin Franklin – ‘Constant complaint is the po…

‘Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.’

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