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Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant


Carmina Horace

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Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. [Lat., Misce ...
HORACE (QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS) A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
ROALD DAHL A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.
UNKNOWN A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men
WILLY WONKA A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.
ANONYMOUS A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
ROALD DAHL A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
ANONYMOUS A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.
JOSEPH ADDISON A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
WILLY WONKA A careless song, with a little nonsense in it, now and then, does not misbecome a monarch
HORACE WALPOLE A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not mis-become a monarch.
HORACE WALPOLE One day a little chicken was being mocked by the other chickens,because she was small and they were ...
GARY F EVANS... A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.'This was said by gene wilder ... what ...
GENE WILDER Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a littl...
GAUTAMA BUDDHA Maybe that's what praying is all about. Maybe it's not just asking God to forgive us for bad things ...
SARAH DARER LITTMAN Words do not express thoughts very well. they always become a little different immediately they are ...
HERMANN HESSE By the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes.
E.M. FORSTER She knew too much. -A
SARA SHEPARD May I propose a little toast? For all the ones who hurt the most. For all the friends that we have l...
REGINA SPEKTOR It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its o...
W. R. INGE It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own...
WILLIAM RALPH INGE It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own...
W. R. [WILLIAM RALPH] INGE It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own...
W. R. INGE This picture, plac'd the busts between Gives Satire all its strength; Wisdom and Wit are littl...
UNATTRIBUTED AUTHOR A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
THOMAS JEFFERSON I still don't love the darkness, though I've learned to smile in it a little bit, now and th...
BILLY CRYSTAL All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
CHARLES M. SCHULZ If we tend to the things that are important in life, if we are right with those we love, and behave ...
MITCH ALBOM I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing...
THOMAS JEFFERSON Life is a little like a message in a bottle, to be carried by the winds and the tides.
GENE TIERNEY To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
SAMUEL JOHNSON A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation.
FANNY BURNEY Through wisdom your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life…
By wisdom ...
ANONYMOUS All I need is a little love now and then, but some chocolate will do for now.
LUCY VAN PELT All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
CHARLES M. SCHULZ All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
ANONYMOUS Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a litt...
LOUIS L'AMOUR A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
THOMAS JEFFERSON A little rebellion now and then...is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
THOMAS JEFFERSON A little rebellion now and then ... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
THOMAS JEFFERSON Daring to dream is not difficult, it's making them come true that is hard...
NANETTE L. AVERY Behold, my son, with what little wisdom the world is ruled.
COUNT AXEL GUSTAFSSON OXENSTIERNA All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!
CHARLES MONROE SCHULZ Lady Wisdom will be your close friend; and Brother Knowledge will be your pleasant companion.
ANONYMOUS I was aware that I had been looking for him on every street, in every crowd.
HANYA YANAGIHARA The previous Friday, Andy had come over, and they'd told him, and Andy had stood and hugged them bot...
HANYA YANAGIHARA He will be someone who is defined, first and always, by what he is missing.
HANYA YANAGIHARA Tremble: your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now.
JUDITH MALINA We're all entitled to a little stupidity now and then.
--Beldin
DAVID EDDINGS Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.
NOW IS GOOD I'm a thinker. That is what I do, in great depth and detail, every waking moment of the day. I like ...
BRIAN HERBERT Unification of differences is power.
SHESH NATH VERNWAL Life is a re-discovery.
BRIAN BLESSED If you think that life is a celebration full of party poppers and merry go rounds it's not it's a ga...
GARY F EVANS... Life Is a Misconception.
DEYTH BANGER Life is a desire!
DEYTH BANGER To trust someone you must firstly remember that it is a two way street that will go all the way if y...
GARY F EVANS... It is a lie.
ARTHUR MILLER Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
OTTO SCHUWDRMER Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
OTTO SCHUWDRMER I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish ...
JACK PRELUTSKY I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to...
MALIN AKERMAN Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better ...
H.G. WELLS Sometimes if you're wanting to look just a little bit taller, then you want to dress with just m...
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. Thou dost not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed
COUNT OXENSTIERNA We had a little situation here earlier in the year that wasn't pleasant and wasn't right,
MEL MARTINEZ A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.
It is something to think of
JANE AUSTEN It started out with just a little bit of sleet, and then a beautiful dropping of nice, big snowflake...
HOWARD LEVINE Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
CHINESE PROVERB Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom.
CHINESE PROVERB This is, to me, the loveliest and saddest landscape in the world. It is the same as that on the prec...
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be...
FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT But they're your parents," Malcolm said to him once a year or so. "You can't just stop talkin...
HANYA YANAGIHARA Now for my pains, promise me-“
And she hesitated.
“What?” asked Marius.
“Prom...
VICTOR HUGO I'm tired of making people sad and I'm tired of disappointing them and I'm tired of seeing them brea...
JAMES FREY He used to be my roommate last year, so we got a little connection going. A little wink, a little ey...
JAMAAL LEWIS Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge shall ever...
BIBLE Everybody wants to see a slam dunk now and then. It got us a little riled up and we just turned up t...
ANDRE HEARD Our sauerkraut is prepared in the morning by the ladies, ... it's not your ordinary sauerkraut - it'...
GEORGE ROCKWELL Now,I'm no scientist,but I know what endorphins are. They're tiny little magical elves that swim thr...
ELLEN DEGENERES Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.
JANE AUSTEN Sure it's a little painful on the ears, but what's a little pain now when it can save your life late...
CHARLIE BARKER This was the wisdom of a woman with little education. It gave me carte blanche in a house with no bo...
KIANA DAVENPORT 'The Lunchbox' has been a blessing - all gift-wrapped and tied with a bow. Life is a lunchbo...
NIMRAT KAUR Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
SAMUEL JOHNSON There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...
THE BIBLE Your life is going to be influenced by friends you mingle with.
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR For me, my life is a journey.
JAY ELECTRONICA He's probably come on a little fast, ... That probably was the pleasant surprise of it.
AL GROH We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, n...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
UNKNOWN Be a little pessimistic now, and assume it can happen to you. Develop a disaster plan for your home ...
CAROL CHASTANG Be a little less obsessed with how I live my life and a little more obsessed with how you live your ...
DAN PEARCE Obedience is bondage, if God wants to be adored he should make himself more loving.
LAURA WHITCOMB If thinking is your fate, revere this fate with divine honour and sacrifice to it the best, the most...
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Life is a divine blessing for those who live life to add values in the lives of others.
SEEMA BRAIN OPENERS The path of life is strewn with many perils and the folly of knowledge is one of the greatest danger...
ROBIN JARVIS The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The most exquisite Folly is made of Wisdom spun too fine.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN That doesn't sound very attractive," laughed Anne. "I like people to have a little nonsense about th...
L.M. MONTGOMERY

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HORACE Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.
HORACE Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or man.
HORACE Whatever advice you give, be brief.
HORACE Those that are little, little things suit.
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HORACE Make a good use of the present.
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HORACE The covetous man is ever in want.
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HORACE It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.
HORACE He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure.
HORACE He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!
HORACE With silence favor me.
(Favete Linguis)
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HORACE I will not add another word.
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HORACE A word once uttered can never be recalled.
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[Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.]
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HORACE Alas, Postumus, Postumus, the fleeting years are slipping by.
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