65 Quotes by Bernard Williams

The only serious enterprise is living.

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

People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.

Without selfish partiality—to people you are deeply attached to, your family and friends, to place—we are nothing. We are creatures of kinship and loyalty, not blind servants of the world.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.