August 2010 – Page 9 – Dictionary of Quotes

"The longest road out is the shortest road home" – Irish Sayings

“The longest road out is the shortest road home” – Irish Sayings

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. -Mencken, H. L.

"The professors laugh at themselves, they laugh at life; they long ago abjured the bitch-goddess Success, and the best of them will fight for his scholastic ideals with a courage and persistence that would shame a soldier. The professor is not afraid of words like truth; in fact he is not afraid of words at all." – Catherine Drinker Bowen

“The professors laugh at themselves, they laugh at life; they long ago abjured the bitch-goddess Success, and the best of them will fight for his …

"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." – Martin Luther

“Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” – Martin Luther

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals. -Bonaparte, Napoleon

"Sure, the lion is king of the jungle<br/>but airdrop him into Antarctica,<br/>& he’s just a penguin’s bitch" – Dennis Miller

“Sure, the lion is king of the junglebut airdrop him into Antarctica,& he’s just a penguin’s bitch” – Dennis Miller

"Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion." – Kim Cattrall

“Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion.” – Kim Cattrall

"When you let go of something good, prepare to grasp something better." – Dedrick D. L. Pitter

“When you let go of something good, prepare to grasp something better.” – Dedrick D. L. Pitter

Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament. -Santayana, George

Wenn ein Mensch behauptet, mit Geld ließe sich alles erreichen, darf man sicher sein, dass er nie welches gehabt hat. ~~~ Aristoteles Onassis

Wenn ein Mensch behauptet, mit Geld ließe sich alles erreichen, darf man sicher sein, dass er nie welches gehabt hat. Aristoteles Onassis

"I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door." – William Cowper

“I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.” …

It is useless to send armies against ideas. -Brandes, George

"Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination." – Roy Goodman

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” – Roy Goodman

"The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them." – Confucius

“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.” – Confucius

"Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?" – Rita Rudner

“Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?” – …

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. -Shaw, George Bernard

"Most pitchers are too smart to manage." – Jim Palmer

“Most pitchers are too smart to manage.” – Jim Palmer

"A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast." – Friedrich von Schiller

“A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.” – Friedrich von Schiller

Michael Pritchard

“No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the …

Sir Richard Francis Burton

“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.” Sir Richard Francis Burton quotes

"I just stayed in a better stance. He hit four low singles (Wednesday) and I couldn’t get away from him." – Chad Biddle

“I just stayed in a better stance. He hit four low singles (Wednesday) and I couldn’t get away from him.” – Chad Biddle

Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out. -Burke, Michael

"Four of our stations ran out of at least one grade of gas (on Wednesday) before we could get them supplied again. You can only respond so quickly." – Jonathan Edwards

“Four of our stations ran out of at least one grade of gas (on Wednesday) before we could get them supplied again. You can only …

"I hope this isn’t the last time we celebrate the anniversary of Roe." – Daniel Kessler

“I hope this isn’t the last time we celebrate the anniversary of Roe.” – Daniel Kessler

"Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself." – Robert Collier

“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.” – Robert Collier

"I talk marriage; they talk weddings!" – Robert Farrar Capon

“I talk marriage; they talk weddings!” – Robert Farrar Capon

Hall, Milton

Your ability to learn depends partly on your ability to relinquish what you’ve held. Hall, Milton quotes

Armstrong, Robert

It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. Armstrong, Robert quotes

Khrushchev, Nikita

When you are skinning your customers you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again. Khrushchev, Nikita quotes

Dix, Dorothy

In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do. Dix, …

"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea" – Sir Philip Sidney

“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea” – …

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