Alice Duer Miller quotes and words of wisdom

"If it"s painful for you to criticize your friends, you"re safe in doing it; if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that"s the time to hold your tongue."
Found in the topic Friendship.

"Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one"s own despised and unwanted feelings."
Found in the topic Contempt.

Interesting Quotes

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.Douglas Adams - English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)

Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.Hesketh Pearson