#seldom

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

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Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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What is the use of good painting? We want a spell cast upon the optical part of our existence! We seldom really see the world, but when we do, we become as still as a picture. ↗

— Robert Musil

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Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility. ↗

— George Orwell

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Numbers of the old people cannot read. Those who can seldom do. ↗

— Wilfred Owen

#numbers #old #old people #people #read

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends. ↗