Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society. -Machiavelli, Niccolo
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society. -Machiavelli, Niccolo
Year: 2009
Ryszard Kapuscinski
“Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.” Ryszard Kapuscinski quotes
When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference. -Hubbard, Kin
When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference. -Hubbard, Kin
Government
Beaverbrook is so pleased to be in the government that he is like the town tart who finally married the Mayor. – Baxter, Beverley
Own more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest. -Shakespeare, William
Own more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest. -Shakespeare, William
Once can survive everything nowadays, except death. -Wilde, Oscar
Once can survive everything nowadays, except death. -Wilde, Oscar
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated. -Bourne, Alec
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated. -Bourne, Alec
Jeffrey Rowland
“We’ve always been here and we’ll always be here. We are a specific arrangement of particles and this instant is infinite. Did we luck out, …
James Carroll
“We spend most of our time and energy in a kind of horizontal thinking. We move along the surface of things there are times when …
Charles Du Bos
“The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.” Charles Du Bos quotes
Johann Georg von Zimmermann
“Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.” Johann Georg von Zimmermann quotes
Philip James Bailey
“Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.” Philip James Bailey quotes
Imelda Marcos
“I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.” Imelda Marcos quotes
Barbara Sher
“Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.” Barbara Sher quotes
All art is an imitation of nature. -Seneca
All art is an imitation of nature. -Seneca
Alex Comfort
“We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.” Alex Comfort quotes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
People can die of mere imagination. Chaucer, Geoffrey quotes
Zaharias, Babe Didrikson
It s not just enough to swing at the ball. You’ve got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it. Zaharias, Babe …
Ballou, Hosea
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. Ballou, Hosea quotes
Maclaren, Alexander
Man’s course begins in a garden, but it ends in a city. Maclaren, Alexander quotes
Thomas, Edward
The simple lack of her is more to me than others presence. Thomas, Edward quotes
Regnier, Mathurin
Every one is the architect of his own fortune. Regnier, Mathurin quotes
Hill, Napoleon
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. Hill, Napoleon quotes
Youth troubles over eternity, age grasps at a day and is satisfied to have even the day. -Gilmore, Dame Mary
Youth troubles over eternity, age grasps at a day and is satisfied to have even the day. -Gilmore, Dame Mary
All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas — not money. -Collier, Robert
All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas — not money. -Collier, Robert
What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. -Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.
What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. -Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.
If you give money, spend yourself with it. -Thoreau, Henry David
If you give money, spend yourself with it. -Thoreau, Henry David
I don’t know any other way to lead but by example. -Shula, Don
I don’t know any other way to lead but by example. -Shula, Don
Lewis Thomas
“The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.” Lewis Thomas quotes
A. R. Ammons
“Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.” A. R. Ammons quotes
Franz Kafka
“Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.” Franz Kafka quotes
Coco Chanel
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” Coco Chanel quotes
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach quotes
Simon Travaglia
“Don’t borrow someone else’s spectacles to view yourself with.” Simon Travaglia quotes
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
Chapman Cohen
“Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.” Chapman Cohen quotes
Ransom, Ralph
Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a higher one. Ransom, Ralph quotes
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
A mother is not a person to lean on but person to make leaning unnecessary. Fisher, Dorothy Canfield quotes
Temple, Sir William
Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new. Temple, Sir William quotes
Nightingale, Earl
People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be — whether they will admit that or not. Nightingale, Earl …