“A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.”
— John Steinbeck
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It is a common experience that a
“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”
— John Steinbeck
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We spend our time searching for security
“We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.”
— John Steinbeck
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It has always been my private conviction
“It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.”
— John Steinbeck
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”
— John Steinbeck
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No man really knows about other human
“No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.”
— John Steinbeck
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Many a trip continues long after movement
“Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.”
— John Steinbeck
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It has always seemed strange to me…
“It has always seemed strange to me… the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
— John Steinbeck
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It is a common experience that a
“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”
— John Steinbeck
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Category: experience
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It has always seemed strange to me…
“It has always seemed strange to me… the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
— John Steinbeck
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It has always seemed strange to me…
“It has always seemed strange to me… the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
— John Steinbeck
Author: John Steinbeck
Category: men
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