Prevarication Quotes

“No more roundabout discussions of what makes a good man. Be one!”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The doctor arrived towards dinnertime and said, of course, that although recurring phenomena might well elicit apprehension, nonetheless there was, strictly speaking, no positive indication, yet since neither was there any contraindication, it might, on the one hand, be supposed, but on the other hand it might also be supposed. And it was therefore necessary to stay in bed, and although I don't like prescribing, nevertheless take this and stay in bed.”
― Leo Tolstoy, The Devil

“How wretched is the man who sees the perfect opportunity and still waits for a better one.”
― Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval: The Story of the Grail, with the Continuations

“Lies have short shelf lives. Lies go bad. Lies rot and stink up the joint.”
― Sherman Alexie