Month: March 2010

Derek Bethune

“Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” Derek Bethune quotes

Herold, Don

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people. Herold, Don quotes

Maugham, W. Somerset

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind. Maugham, W. Somerset quotes

Hull, Cordell

Never insult an alligator until you’ve crossed the river. Hull, Cordell quotes

Bombeck

Als het Gods bedoeling was geweest dat we naakt rondlopen, zou Hij nooit rieten stoelen hebben uitgevonden. Bombeck citaat

Suicide

No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train. …

Mascaranhas, Maurice

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe? Mascaranhas, Maurice quotes

Svevo, Italo

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. Svevo, Italo quotes

Half, Robert

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea. Half, Robert quotes

Kirchenbaum

What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A stick! Kirchenbaum quotes

Marx, Groucho

My mother loved children — she would have given anything if I had been one. Marx, Groucho quotes

Cards

I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in life: it generates kindness, and consolidates society. – Johnson, …