"Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery." – Francis Picabia
“Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery.” – Francis Picabia
Month: May 2010
"This is one of the paradoxes of the democratic movement – that it loves a crowd and fears the individuals who compose it – that the religion of humanity should have no faith in human beings." – Walter Lippmann
“This is one of the paradoxes of the democratic movement – that it loves a crowd and fears the individuals who compose it – that …
"Who timidly requests invites refusal" – Latin Proverb
“Who timidly requests invites refusal” – Latin Proverb
"There are no fields of amaranth on this side of the grave: there are no voices, O Rhodope! that are not soon mute, however tuneful: there is no name, with whatever emphasis of passionate love repeated, of which the echo is not faint at last." – Walter Savage Landor
“There are no fields of amaranth on this side of the grave: there are no voices, O Rhodope! that are not soon mute, however tuneful: …
"A book is a garden carried in the pocket" – Arabian Proverb
“A book is a garden carried in the pocket” – Arabian Proverb
"Create a vision and never let the environment, other people’s beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions. Ignore conventional wisdom." – Anthony Robbins
“Create a vision and never let the environment, other people’s beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions. …
"I tended to place my wife under a pedestal." – Woody Allen
“I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.” – Woody Allen
"Love is a wonderful, terrible thing" – William Shakespeare
“Love is a wonderful, terrible thing” – William Shakespeare
"You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans" – George Carlin
“You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans” – George Carlin
"Many things–such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly–are done worst when we try hardest to do them." – C.S. Lewis
“Many things–such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly–are done worst when we try hardest to do them.” – C.S. Lewis
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right" – Abraham Lincoln
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right” …
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." – Mark Twain
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I …
"You can’t blame gravity for falling in love." – Albert Einstein
“You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” – Albert Einstein
"Sadness flies away on the wings of time." – Jean de La Fontaine
“Sadness flies away on the wings of time.” – Jean de La Fontaine
"If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him" – George Herbert
“If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him” – George Herbert
"Silent? ah, he is silent! He can keep silence well. That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to." – Thomas Hardy
“Silent? ah, he is silent! He can keep silence well. That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.” – Thomas Hardy
"It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." – Epictetus
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus
"All happiness is in the mind" – English Proverb
“All happiness is in the mind” – English Proverb
"Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made." – Wayne Dyer
“Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made.” – Wayne Dyer
"A woman’s best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying." – Lawrence Durrell
“A woman’s best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying.” – Lawrence Durrell
"Glamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade." – Marlene Dietrich
“Glamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade.” – Marlene Dietrich
"Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it" – Chuang Tzu
“Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it” – Chuang …
"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher" – Chinese Proverbs
“The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher” – Chinese Proverbs
"Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable." – Lord Chesterfield
“Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to …
"They expect us to open our doors in September, but we don’t get our money until November or December, if our applications are approved. By that time, the kids are halfway into the semester." – Robert Brown
“They expect us to open our doors in September, but we don’t get our money until November or December, if our applications are approved. By …
"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. [Galatians 5:23, 24]." – Bible
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. .” – Bible
"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven." – Henry Ward Beecher
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.” – Henry Ward Beecher
"Your Englishman, confronted by something abnormal will always pretend that it isn’t there. If, however, you force him to look into it, he’ll at once pretend that he sees the object not for what it is but for something that he would like it to be." – James Agate
“Your Englishman, confronted by something abnormal will always pretend that it isn’t there. If, however, you force him to look into it, he’ll at once …
"I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely." – Tori Amos
“I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.” – Tori Amos
"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." – Voltaire
“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” – Voltaire
"No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back" – Turkish Proverb
“No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back” – Turkish Proverb
"Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we get" – Spanish Proverb
“Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we get” – Spanish Proverb
"The good want power, but to weep barren tears. The powerful goodness want: worse need for them. The wise want love; and those who love want wisdom; And all good things are thus confused with ill." – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“The good want power, but to weep barren tears. The powerful goodness want: worse need for them. The wise want love; and those who love …
"We need you, we need your youth, your strength, and your idealism, to help us make right what is wrong." – Ronald Reagan
“We need you, we need your youth, your strength, and your idealism, to help us make right what is wrong.” – Ronald Reagan
"Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth." – Francis Picabia
“Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth.” – Francis Picabia
"A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behind it a feeling of serenity. We collect into a small bunch the flowers, the few flowers, which brought sweetness into a life, and present it as an offering to an accomplished destiny. It is the dying refrain of a completed song, the final verse of a finished poem." – Andre Maurois
“A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behind it a feeling of serenity. We collect into a small bunch the …
"Where all think alike, no one thinks very much" – Walter Lippmann
“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much” – Walter Lippmann
"He who walks with the lame learns how to limp." – Latin Proverb
“He who walks with the lame learns how to limp.” – Latin Proverb