Bernard Williams Quotes & Sayings

This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day. — Bernard Williams

Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm. — Bernard Williams

People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip. — Bernard Williams

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. — Bernard Williams

It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream. — Bernard Williams

Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them. — Bernard Williams

Books had instant replay long before televised sports. — Bernard Williams

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. — Bernard Williams

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory. — Bernard Williams

If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets. — Bernard Williams

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity. — Bernard Williams

No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy. — Bernard Williams

I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy. — Bernard Williams

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

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire. — Bernard Williams

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

Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it. — Bernard Williams

Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life. — Bernard Williams

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

Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair. — Bernard Williams

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons. — Bernard Williams

Few things move as quietly as the future. — Bernard Williams

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. — Bernard Williams

Laziness has many disguises. Soon "winter doldrums" will become "spring fever." — Bernard Williams

Utilitarians are often immensely conscientious people, who work for humanity and give up meat for the sake of the animals. They think this is what they morally ought to do and feel guilty if they do not live up to their own standard. They do not, and perhaps could not, ask: How useful is it that I think and feel like this? — Bernard Williams

The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate. — Bernard Williams

September tries its best to have us forget summer. — Bernard Williams

Sooner or later we all quote our mothers. — Bernard Williams

A half-truth is usually less than half of that. — Bernard Williams

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. — Bernard Williams

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can. — Bernard Williams

We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others. — Bernard Williams

You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage. — Bernard Williams

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't. — Bernard Williams