Quotes Library

September 6, 2025

Prejudice is the raft unto which the ship-wrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.

Ben Hecht (1894–1964), American journalist, writer, A Guide for the Bedevilled (1947), Seldes p.177

What do you suppose caused the shipwreck? And to what sort of safety?

No doubt Jane Austen would agree that pride can be made to serve the same purpose.

April 17, 2025

1 year ago

The important thing about the so-called ‘communications industry’ is that it is basically concerned with merchandising.

July 6, 2025

1 year ago

If you are seeking the favor of men, be careful never to give a flat refusal to anyone who makes a request of you.

August 17, 2025

12 months ago

The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.

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