#pleases

No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly. ↗

I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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The world may believe as it pleases. ↗

— Cole Younger

#may #pleases #world

I am always easy of belief when the creed pleases me. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

#am #belief #creed #easy #i

Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

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The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#pleases #struggle #us #victory

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. ↗

— Jeremy Collier

#fair #great #pleases #turn

As far as show business, it's the gratification of doing something that pleases the fans. ↗

— Bobby Sherman

#business #doing #fans #far #gratification

If it pleases you and you can write at all, it's gonna please somebody else. ↗