In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness. Samuel Johnson

Quotes November 23, 2008

In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.
Writers and Writing
Quotations by Samuel Johnson

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.

Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgeTheme: Death, SocietyWords: nation, save, mankind, destruction, devote

Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!ForgivenessQuotations by George …

Before a man can wake up and find himself famous he has to wake up and find himself.Self-knowledgeQuotations …

Anyone who says money can’t buy happiness just doesn’t know where to shop.MoneyQuotations by Bumper Sticker

Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set.MindQuotations by Source Unknown

We ask advice but we mean approbation.AdviceQuotations by Charles Caleb Colton

A soft answer turneth away wrath.TendernessQuotations by Proverb

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.WorkQuotations by Dale Carnegie

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.DangerQuotations by George Bernard Shaw

I can, therefore I am.ExistenceQuotations by Simone Weil