Year: 2009

John Blofeld

“If being wealthy is taken to mean having the means to satisfy one’s every want, all but the very poor can become rich as thou …

David H. Comins

“People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.” David H. Comins quotes

Edouard Manet

“There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.” Edouard Manet quotes

Claude Monet

“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” Claude Monet quotes

Everett Dirksen

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” Everett Dirksen quotes

Plautus

“Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” Plautus quotes

Phelps, William Lyon

I am glad my ancestors arrived on the Mayflower, but I am gladder that there are nine generations between us. Phelps, William Lyon quotes

Fabricius, George

Death comes to all But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Fabricius, George quotes

McLaughlin, Mignon

No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. McLaughlin, Mignon quotes

Stone, W. Clement

Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance. Stone, W. Clement quotes

Marden, Orison Swett

We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves. Marden, Orison Swett quotes

Richard

“You cannot get ahead while you are getting even.” Richard quotes

Circumstance

Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances. – Livy, Titus

Love Quote 0027

The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. – Anonymous

Influence

People exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced. – Eliot, T. S.

Alfred Austin

“Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.” Alfred Austin quotes

Paul Engle

“Wisdom is knowing when you can’t be wise.” Paul Engle quotes

Lamartine, Alphonse De

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. Lamartine, Alphonse De quotes

Kraus, Karl

Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning. Kraus, Karl quotes

Warren Buffett

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Warren Buffett …

Brotherhood

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger. – Schweitzer, Albert

Indifference

Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent. – Picabia, Francis