Science is but an image of the truth. Francis Bacon
Science is but an image of the truth.Science and ScientistsQuotations by Francis Bacon
Month: November 2008
That’s the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down. Evelyn Waugh
That’s the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down.SchoolQuotations by Evelyn Waugh
No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy. George Orwell
No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy.SchoolQuotations by George Orwell
I’m a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen. J. M. Synge
I’m a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by J. …
He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes. Thomas B. Macaulay
He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Thomas B. Macaulay
There mark what ills the scholar’s life assail, toil, envy, want, and patron. Samuel Johnson
There mark what ills the scholar’s life assail, toil, envy, want, and patron.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person’s power. Josiah Gilbert Holland
Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person’s power.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Josiah Gilbert Holland
The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything. Georg Hegel
The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Georg Hegel
A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it. William Hazlitt
A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by William …
A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
I cannot forgive a scholar his homeless despondency. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I cannot forgive a scholar his homeless despondency.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant. Confucius
When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Confucius
A mere scholar, a mere ass. Robert Burton
A mere scholar, a mere ass.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Robert Burton
Erudition. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. Ambrose Bierce
Erudition. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.Scholars and ScholarshipQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
Forbidden things have a secret charm. Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Forbidden things have a secret charm.ScarcityQuotations by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde
Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.ScandalQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Scandal: gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde
Scandal: gossip made tedious by morality.ScandalQuotations by Oscar Wilde
There are no good girls gone wrong, just bad girls found out. Mae West
There are no good girls gone wrong, just bad girls found out.ScandalQuotations by Mae West
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it. Benjamin Rush
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.ScandalQuotations by Benjamin Rush
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. Moliere
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.ScandalQuotations by Moliere
History is made in the class struggle and not in bed. Alex Mitchell
History is made in the class struggle and not in bed.ScandalQuotations by Alex Mitchell
Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it. Karl Kraus
Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.ScandalQuotations by Karl Kraus
I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous. Salvador Dali
I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.ScandalQuotations by Salvador Dali
In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. Lord Chesterfield
In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.ScandalQuotations by Lord Chesterfield
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing. Paul Chatfield
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.ScandalQuotations by Paul Chatfield
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent. Edmund Burke
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.ScandalQuotations by Edmund Burke
There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us. Francis H. Bradley
There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us.ScandalQuotations by Francis H. Bradley
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal. Josh Billings
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.ScandalQuotations by Josh Billings
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. Arthur Schopenhauer
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.SatisfactionQuotations by Arthur Schopenhauer
When we don’t have what we like, we must like what we have. French Proverb
When we don’t have what we like, we must like what we have.SatisfactionQuotations by French Proverb
Many have too much, but none enough. Danish Proverb
Many have too much, but none enough.SatisfactionQuotations by Danish Proverb
Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. Linus Pauling
Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.SatisfactionQuotations by Linus Pauling
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.SatisfactionQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. Lao-Tzu
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.SatisfactionQuotations by Lao-Tzu
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory. Mahatma Gandhi
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.SatisfactionQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
He is rich that is satisfied. Thomas Fuller
He is rich that is satisfied.SatisfactionQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. Thomas A. Edison
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.SatisfactionQuotations by Thomas A. Edison
I am easily satisfied with the very best. Winston Churchill
I am easily satisfied with the very best.SatisfactionQuotations by Winston Churchill
Nothing is more discouraging than unappreciated sarcasm. Source Unknown
Nothing is more discouraging than unappreciated sarcasm.SarcasmQuotations by Source Unknown
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it. Mark Twain
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it.SarcasmQuotations by Mark Twain