Quotes of Joseph Epstein - somelinesforyou

“ Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Food has it over sex for variety. Hedonistically, gustatory possibilities are much broader than copulatory ones. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ What distinguishes us from one another is our dreams, and what we do to make them come about. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ We do not choose to be born...We do not — most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live — Courageously or in cowardice, Honorably or dishonorably, With purpose or adrift… ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ We do not choose to be born...We do not — most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live — Courageously or in cowardice, Honorably or dishonorably, With purpose or adrift… ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Food has it over sex for variety. Hedonistically, gustatory possibilities are much broader than copulatory ones. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ As addictions go, reading is among the cleanest, easiest to feed, happiest. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ As addictions go, reading is among the cleanest, easiest to feed, happiest. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ We do not choose to be born...We do not — most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live — Courageously or in cowardice, Honorably or dishonorably, With purpose or adrift… ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ We do not choose to be born...We do not — most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live — Courageously or in cowardice, Honorably or dishonorably, With purpose or adrift… ”

- Joseph Epstein

“ Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. ”

- Joseph Epstein
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