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Our lives, in great part, are made up of events that ordinarily would not occur

“Our lives, in great part, are made up of events that ordinarily would not occur.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on December 1, 2015December 26, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, living, probability2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Men are prone to imagine that because some of the censure they receive is unmerited, it is all unjustly bestowed.

“Men are prone to imagine that because some of the censure they receive is unmerited, it is all unjustly bestowed.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on August 21, 2015July 20, 2015Categories QuotationsTags censure, criticism, Edward Owings TowneLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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To have an opinion is to be unpopular; to have no opinion is to be contemptible.

“To have an opinion is to be unpopular; to have no opinion is to be contemptible.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on July 19, 2015June 21, 2015Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, opinionsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There is a sad infinity, called the world, in which a man can never distinguish true from pretended friends, except he have the misfortune of being covered with calumny and reproach.

“There is a sad infinity, called the world, in which a man can never distinguish true from pretended friends, except he have the misfortune of being covered with calumny and reproach.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on June 30, 2015May 31, 2015Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, friendshipLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Of pride and interest, pride is the greater liar.

“Of pride and interest, pride is the greater liar.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on June 2, 2015May 8, 2015Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, liars, lying, Pride, self-interestLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The slave for whom there is the least hope of freedom is the slave of an idea.

“The slave for whom there is the least hope of freedom is the slave of an idea.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on April 12, 2015March 5, 2015Categories QuotationsTags dogma, Edward Owings Towne, ideologues, ideology, slavery1 Comment on Quote of the Day

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Wit is wisdom's playground.

“Wit is wisdom’s playground.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on February 19, 2015January 20, 2015Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, wisdom, witLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There are virtues that, adhered to too strictly or carried too far, become vices.

“There are virtues that, adhered to too strictly or carried too far, become vices.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on December 17, 2014November 15, 2014Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, fanaticism, vices, virtuesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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He argues best who never contradicts.

“He argues best who never contradicts.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on November 10, 2014October 12, 2014Categories QuotationsTags argument, contradiction, debate, Edward Owings TowneLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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How wise we would all be, could we but recall, upon occasion, the thoughts we have forgotten.
“How wise we would all be, could we but recall, upon occasion, the thoughts we have forgotten.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on September 19, 2014August 9, 2014Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, memory, thoughts, wisdomLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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