Author: Bernard Williams

Quotes

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

- Bernard Williams

Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.

Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.

- Bernard Williams

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.

- Bernard Williams

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

- Bernard Williams

The truth is that we all have to do more things than we can rightly do, if we are to do anything at all.

The truth is that we all have to do more things than we can rightly do, if we are to do anything at all.

- Bernard Williams

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

- Bernard Williams

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

- Bernard Williams

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

- Bernard Williams

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

- Bernard Williams

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