The greatest joy of life is to love and be loved. -Clyde, R.D.
The greatest joy of life is to love and be loved. -Clyde, R.D.
Month: October 2009
To talk goodness is not good… only to do it is. -Proverb, Chinese
To talk goodness is not good… only to do it is. -Proverb, Chinese
Eddison, E. E.
He without fear is king of the world. Eddison, E. E. quotes
Thackeray, William M.
Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs. Thackeray, William M. quotes
Smith, Sydney
All this class of pleasures inspires me with the same nausea as I feel at the sight of rich plum-cake or sweetmeats; I prefer the …
VIII, Pope Boniface
Anything done for another is done for oneself. VIII, Pope Boniface quotes
Janicki, H.
People travel in the way of least resistance, by choosing one’s environment, one will travel in a particular way. Janicki, H. quotes
Hubbard, L. Ron
Personnel and their capacity for work on their exact jobs is the basic key to income and success. Hubbard, L. Ron quotes
Antrim, Minna
An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself. Antrim, Minna quotes
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. -Franklin, Benjamin
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. -Franklin, Benjamin
H. Jackson Browne
“Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.” H. Jackson Browne quotes
Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do. -Forbes, Malcolm S.
Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do. -Forbes, Malcolm S.
People
We hold the view that the people make the best judgment in the long run. – Kennedy, John F.
Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field. -Anderson, Sparky
Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field. -Anderson, Sparky
To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problems of contentment. -Woodberry, George E.
To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problems of contentment. -Woodberry, George E.
Allegra Kent
“All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power.” Allegra Kent quotes
Andre Maurois
“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.” Andre Maurois quotes
Francis Beaumont
“Let us have a care not to disclose our hearts to those who shut up theirs against us.” Francis Beaumont quotes
Jim Fowler
“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.” Jim Fowler quotes
Everyone pushes a falling fence. -Proverb, Chinese
Everyone pushes a falling fence. -Proverb, Chinese
Wilson, Woodrow T.
There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. Wilson, Woodrow T. quotes
Levi, Primo
The aims of life are the best defense against death. Levi, Primo quotes
Zamoiski, Jan
Rhetoric is nothing, but reason well dressed and argument put in order. Zamoiski, Jan quotes
Buchanan, Patrick
Defeat has its lessons as well as victory. Buchanan, Patrick quotes
Bataille, Georges
Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things. Bataille, Georges quotes
There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. -Dietrich, Marlene
There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. -Dietrich, Marlene
We worry about losing our memory, yet there are things we wish we could forget. -Lipsey, Michael
We worry about losing our memory, yet there are things we wish we could forget. -Lipsey, Michael
Self-love
Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it. – Byron, Lord
Great fear is concealed under daring. -Lucan, F. L.
Great fear is concealed under daring. -Lucan, F. L.
Power tires only those who do not have it. -Andreotti, Giulio
Power tires only those who do not have it. -Andreotti, Giulio
No one ever lost his honor, except he who had it not. -Syrus, Publilius
No one ever lost his honor, except he who had it not. -Syrus, Publilius
Stephanie Barron
“Even the wisest counsel is useless when it is unheeded.” Stephanie Barron quotes
Robert Smithson
“Nature is never finished.” Robert Smithson quotes
Sallust
“Every man is the architect of his own fortune.” Sallust quotes
Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else. -Rothschild, William E.
Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else. -Rothschild, William E.
Gerard, Ralph
No age or time of life, no position or circumstance, has a monopoly on success. Any age is the right age to start doing! Gerard, …
Moore, Marianne
It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. Moore, Marianne quotes
Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers. -Voltaire
Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers. -Voltaire
To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. -Fadiman, Clifton
To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. -Fadiman, Clifton
Envy
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. – Bacon, Francis