People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.

Quote by Soren Aabye Kierkegaard

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

The weariest and most loathed worldly life, that age, ache, penury and imprisonment can lay...

The weariest and most loathed worldly life, that age, ache, penury and imprisonment can lay...

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any...

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any...

I have never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished fifth grade a year...

I have never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished fifth grade a year...

We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means. They think work...

We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means. They think work...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

When entering into a marriage one ought to ask oneself: do you believe you are...

When entering into a marriage one ought to ask oneself: do you believe you are...

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the...

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the...

Television has raised writing to a new low.

Television has raised writing to a new low.

Sex is hereditary. If your parents never had it, chances are you wont either.

Sex is hereditary. If your parents never had it, chances are you wont either.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

'The will of the nation' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely...

'The will of the nation' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely...

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and...

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

My father was from Aberdeen, and a more generous man you couldn't wish to meet....

My father was from Aberdeen, and a more generous man you couldn't wish to meet....

People expect the clergy to have the grace of a swan, the friendliness of a...

People expect the clergy to have the grace of a swan, the friendliness of a...