Mesquinho Quotes & Sayings

No man profiteth but by the loss of others. — Michel De Montaigne

Never make a promise you cannot keep. — Dan Brown

The measure of a superhero is always his nemesis. — David Lyons

Adventure, yeah. I guess that's what you call it when everybody comes back alive. — Mercedes Lackey

The arguments of M. Despine,' who is the principal representative of this conception, appear all questionable to us. The ' Despine, Psychologie naturelU, l868, i., p. 490 et seq. ; Ktude scUn-tijique sur U somnambulisme, 1880. unity, the co-ordination of these muscular contractions, their complication, their unquestionable relation with tactile, auditive, or visual impressions, the electivity, the intelligence, in a word, so constantly manifested in them, appear to us, first of all, psychological phenomena. If there is no sensation, no thought connected with it, we do not understand how an arm can keep the delicate position we give it; can distinguish the touch of our hand, obey it, and not obey the touch of other hands; can repeat outward movements which can be known only by hearing or sight, etc. All these acts are conscious, the consequences of a sensation, of a vision, of a hearing, of a preference. — Anonymous

The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other. — Johnny Carson

I think that opera in Europe is 30 years ahead of America. There is a broader range of material presented to the public. They value contemporary opera. — Robert Wilson