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Thomas Otway Quotes: Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.
         

Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.


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Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.



If we must part for ever, Give me but one kind word to think upon, And please myself withal, whilst my heart's breaking!

If we must part for ever, Give me but one kind word to think upon, And please myself withal, whilst my heart's breaking!



False as the adulterate promises of favorites in power when poor men court them.

False as the adulterate promises of favorites in power when poor men court them.



Could my griefs speak, the tale would have no end.

Could my griefs speak, the tale would have no end.



Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labor to overcome the cloud that loads em.

Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labor to overcome the cloud that loads em.



Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten.



Cowards are scared with threatenings; boys are whipped into confession; but a steady mind acts of itself, ne'er asks the body counsel.

Cowards are scared with threatenings; boys are whipped into confession; but a steady mind acts of itself, ne'er asks the body counsel.



Let us embrace, and from this very moment vow an eternal misery together.

Let us embrace, and from this very moment vow an eternal misery together.



Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.

Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.



Justice is lame as well as blind, amongst us.

Justice is lame as well as blind, amongst us.





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Psyche you out?" I repeat. "I'm your FRIEND. I wouldn't do that." He doesn't say anything. I can tell he doesn't believe me-not quite.

Psyche you out?" I repeat. "I'm your FRIEND. I wouldn't do that." He doesn't say anything. I can tell he doesn't believe me-not quite.



I do everything I can on a daily basis just so I can have something to give back to the world.

I do everything I can on a daily basis just so I can have something to give back to the world.



I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.

I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.



Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go by. Praise judiciously bestowed is money invested.

Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go by. Praise judiciously bestowed is money invested.



Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow.

Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow.



The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.

The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.



I consider myself a Chicagoan. I came here to study at the Art Institute in 1951 when I was 18 years old, and I've been here ever since. I still think Chicago is the best city in the country.

I consider myself a Chicagoan. I came here to study at the Art Institute in 1951 when I was 18 years old, and I've been here ever since. I still think Chicago is the best city in the country.



One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.

One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.



How does one cure the soul? Through the senses

How does one cure the soul? Through the senses



I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.




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