Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, FBAwas an English moral philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self, Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Shame and Necessity, and Truth and Truthfulness. He was knighted in 1999...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth21 September 1929
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Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.
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Laziness has many disguises. Soon "winter doldrums" will become "spring fever."
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The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.
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It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.
mother motherhood sooner-or-later
Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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Few things move as quietly as the future.
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If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.