#observed

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

#fish #fishing #given #name #observed

observations often tell you more about the observer than the observed. ↗

— Chris Geiger

#observation #observed #observer #people #quote

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well. ↗

— Brad Holland

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We've observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project. ↗

— Judith Wright

#counterproductive #finishing #growth #having #instead

A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed. ↗

— Rene Descartes

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I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. ↗

— Todd Gitlin

#came #close #distortions #experience #first

What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily. ↗

— Harrison Ford

#easily #fellow #gave #i #most

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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