"Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain." – Mae West
“Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain.” – Mae West
Year: 2011
We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. -Churchill, Winston
We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. -Churchill, Winston
William Arthur Ward – unexpressed gratitude
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward
Louis L’Amour – home
“A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself.” ~Louis …
Booker T. Washington – learning
“I think I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” ~Booker T. Washington
Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Junot Diaz
“A writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my …
Patricia Russell-McCloud
“Life is an escalator: You can move forward or backward; you can not remain still.” Patricia Russell-McCloud quotes
John McGraw
“My boy, one small breeze doesn’t make a wind storm.” John McGraw quotes
Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. -Baldwin, James
Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. -Baldwin, James
Eudora Welty
“All serious daring starts from within.” Eudora Welty quotes
Edwards, Harry
We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. Edwards, Harry quotes
Chapman, Maria Weston
Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them …
Pell, Claiborne
My opponent called me a cream puff. Well, I rushed out and got the baker’s union to endorse me. Pell, Claiborne quotes
Capone, Al
You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Capone, Al quotes
Beamon, Bob
Whatever you do, don’t do it halfway. Beamon, Bob quotes
Simon, John
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is blissfully ignorant. Simon, John quotes
Self-denial is not a virtue, it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. -Shaw, George Bernard
Self-denial is not a virtue, it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. -Shaw, George Bernard
Anon – time of prayer
“Having a life time of prayer, talking to God become natural as breathing…it’s the presence of God … moment by moment reality” ~Anon
JK Rowling – strength
“You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.” ~J.K. Rowling
Benjamin Franklin Quotes
“A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines” ~Benjamin Franklin “Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty …
Richard de Vos – dream
“If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen.” ~Richard de Vos
Marcus Aurelius – power of the soul
“To live happily is an inward power of the soul.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
Bernard Berenson – consistency
“Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.” ~Bernard Berenson
Dadda Bear – experience
“NEVER argue with an idiot, they’ll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ~Dadda Bear
Ding Ling – poetry
“Happiness is to take up the struggle in the midst of the raging storm and not to pluck the lute in the moonlight or recite …
"In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving" – William Arthur Ward
“In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving” – William Arthur Ward
You never know yourself till you know more than your body. -Traherne, Thomas
You never know yourself till you know more than your body. -Traherne, Thomas
Ein Kompliment ist die charmante Vergrösserung einer kleinen Wahrheit. ~~~ Johannes Heesters
Ein Kompliment ist die charmante Vergrösserung einer kleinen Wahrheit. Johannes Heesters
Die größte Macht der Regierenden ist die Zustimmung der Regierten.
Die größte Macht der Regierenden ist die Zustimmung der Regierten.
"Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass." – Chanakya
“Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three …
Fashion wears out more clothes than the man. -Shakespeare, William
Fashion wears out more clothes than the man. -Shakespeare, William
John Locke – 13/7/2011
La única defensa contra el mundo es un conocimiento perfecto de él. Frases de John Locke – 13/7/2011
Ignorance is a voluntary misfortune. -Ling, Nicholas
Ignorance is a voluntary misfortune. -Ling, Nicholas
You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. -Watts, Alan W.
You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. -Watts, Alan W.
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. -Franklin, Benjamin
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. -Franklin, Benjamin
Many a man never fails because he never tries. -Macewan, Norman
Many a man never fails because he never tries. -Macewan, Norman
Wer gutes tun will, muss es verschwenderisch tun. ~~~ Martin Luther
Wer gutes tun will, muss es verschwenderisch tun. Martin Luther
Denise Mina
“A man who thinks he has a higher purpose can do terrible things, even to those he professes to love.” Denise Mina quotes
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. -Keller, Helen
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. -Keller, Helen