What did Roger L'Estrange mean by: The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit. Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England Copy
+ He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Contentment, Happiness, Principles, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Creativity, Intelligence, Wit, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ Pretences go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Deception, Perception, Power, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Disrespect, Ignorance, Insult, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ We never think of the main business of life till a vain repentance minds us of it at the wrong end. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Priorities, Reflection, Regret, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ There is no creature so contemptible but by resolution may gain his point. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Achievement, Determination, Potential, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Happiness, Mind, Perception, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
+ Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roger L'Estrange, Opinions, Practices, 0 Roger L'Estrange Journalist · England
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering. Read explanation William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
The first thing that intellect does with an object is to class it with something else. William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
Where judgment has wit to express it, there’s the best orator. William Penn Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · England
