“a sermon was meant to be like a woman’s skirt, long enough to cover the essentials and short enough to keep one interested!”
“Wer war der thor, wer weiser, bettler oder kaiser? Ob arm, ob reich, im tode gleich.”
“At the end of the day, all humans were merely skull and bones.”
“It’s important to let go of your guilt. Life puts us in situations so that we can learn from them. Once we have learned, it’s time to throw away the guilt and move on,”
“Anandamides are naturally occurring neurotransmitters in the brain whose chemical make-up is very similar to cannabis. The word ‘anandamide’ is derived from the Sanskrit word ananda,”
“One should never let sleeping dogs lie.”
“Man has free will and creates his destiny based upon his actions.”
“The child is not dead, but is asleep.”
“Why does everybody have to be with somebody? It’s a stupid delusion and a really pathetic way of thinking.”
“Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. Then there was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe – the only lady private detective in Botswana – brewed redbush tea. And three mugs – one for herself, one for her secretary, and one for the client. What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. No inventory would ever include those, of course.”
“There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.”
“In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this?”
“As honest as you can expect a man to be in a world where its going out of style.”
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