Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged.
Prudence
Quotations by French Proverb
Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged. French Proverb
More Stories Like These
In Quotes
Most people want security in this world, not liberty. H. L. Mencken
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.SafetyQuotations by H. L. Mencken
In Quotes
Purity is the power to contemplate defilement. Simone Weil
Purity is the power to contemplate defilement.PurityQuotations by Simone Weil
In Quotes
The power to tax is the power to destroy. John Marshall
The power to tax is the power to destroy.Taxes and TaxationQuotations by John Marshall
In Quotes
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong. German Proverb
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.RevengeQuotations by German Proverb
In Quotes
The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear. Frank Sinatra
The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.Rock and RollQuotations …
In Quotes
As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible. Wallace Stevens
As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.LiteratureQuotations by Wallace Stevens
In Quotes
An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. Ambrose Bierce
An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.OptimismQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
In Quotes
Every cloud has a silver lining. Proverb
Every cloud has a silver lining.DeceptionQuotations by Proverb
In Quotes
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. George Arliss
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of …
In Quotes
In a dark time, the eye begins to see. Theodore Roethke
In a dark time, the eye begins to see.AdversityQuotations by Theodore Roethke