A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes alloy common durable
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. Samuel Butler fearhearprevent Change image and share on social
In law, nothing is certain but the expense. Samuel Butler expenselaw Change image and share on social
To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty. Samuel Butler beautyempiregive Change image and share on social
I sat down and wrote, 'Are your emotions pure? Are they the stuff of heroes or the alloyed mess of the beaten? How do you stand in relation to the potato?' And it was a lot of fun, and I kept going and woke up at some point in some horror that I had about 142 pages of this. Padgett Powell alloybeatemotion share on social
What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people. Robert Duvall albertabrightcity Change image and share on social
I've often made critical comments about settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and in east Jerusalem, and my position hasn't changed. At the same time, it's equally important to me that the two sides, both Israel and the Palestinians, work towards a durable peace settlement: that's to say a viable two-state solution. Angela Merkel bankchangecomment share on social