Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 11, 2015
The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.
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Havelock Ellis (1859 - 1939)  
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
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Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)  
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
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Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)  
The great god Ra whose shrine once covered acres
Is filler now for crossword-puzzle makers.
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Keith Preston  
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