Emile Durkheim
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of …
Category: Quotes of the day
Lone Man
I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself. Lone Man quotes
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked; therefore whoever …
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for it. -Earl Warren
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for it. -Earl Warren
"It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won’t speak to me for fifty minutes" – Arthur Conan Doyle Sr.
“It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won’t speak to me for fifty minutes” – Arthur Conan Doyle Sr.
Where there is no belief, there is no blasphemy. -Salman Rushdie
Where there is no belief, there is no blasphemy. -Salman Rushdie
I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man. -Alexander Hamilton
I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man. -Alexander Hamilton
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. -Francis Quarles
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. -Francis Quarles
I dress for women and I undress for men. -Angie Dickenson
I dress for women and I undress for men. -Angie Dickenson
If we live truly, we shall see truly. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
If we live truly, we shall see truly. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I wish my deadly foe, no worse than want of friends, and empty purse. -Nicholas Breton
I wish my deadly foe, no worse than want of friends, and empty purse. -Nicholas Breton
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. -John Ruskin
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. -John Ruskin
E.E. (Edward. E.) Cummings
A politician is an ass upon which everyone has sat except a man. E.E. (Edward. E.) Cummings quotes
Charlotte Saunders Cushman
Art is an absolute mistress; she will not be coquetted with or slighted; she requires the most entire self-devotion, and she repays with grand triumphs. …
If we cannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity. -John F. Kennedy
If we cannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity. -John F. Kennedy
The question to everyone’s answer is usually asked from within. -Steve Miller
The question to everyone’s answer is usually asked from within. -Steve Miller
"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour." – William Blake
“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity …
Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it. -Langston Hughes
Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it. -Langston Hughes
White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus. -Nikki Giovanni
White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus. -Nikki Giovanni
The court is most merciful when the accused is most rich. -Hebrew Proverb
The court is most merciful when the accused is most rich. -Hebrew Proverb
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will. -William Cowper
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will. -William Cowper
Thomas Robert Malthus
The passion between the sexes has appeared in every age to be so nearly the same, that it may always be considered, in algebraic language …
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close. -Robert Frost
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close. -Robert Frost
The freeman, casting with unpurchased hand the vote that shakes the turrets of the land. -Oliver Wendell Holmes
The freeman, casting with unpurchased hand the vote that shakes the turrets of the land. -Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness" – Harold Kushner
“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness” – Harold Kushner
Ask with urgency and passion. -Arthur James Balfour
Ask with urgency and passion. -Arthur James Balfour
Thou art all ice. Thy kindness freezes. -William Shakespeare
Thou art all ice. Thy kindness freezes. -William Shakespeare
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
"Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship." – William Glasser
“Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.” – William Glasser
Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. -John Sterling
Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. -John Sterling
John William Fletcher
“Deeds, not words shall speak to me.” John William Fletcher quotes
"After fifteen minutes nobody looks at a rainbow" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“After fifteen minutes nobody looks at a rainbow” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
F. J. Kinsman
To tolerant everything is too teach nothing. F. J. Kinsman quotes
We become actors without realizing it, and actors without wanting to. -Henri Frederic Amiel
We become actors without realizing it, and actors without wanting to. -Henri Frederic Amiel
There are no rewards or punishments — only consequences. -Dean William R. Inge
There are no rewards or punishments — only consequences. -Dean William R. Inge
He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much. -Elbert Hubbard
He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much. -Elbert Hubbard
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. -John Ruskin
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. -John Ruskin
I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars. -Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars. -Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Dawn Steel
You don’t resign from these jobs, you escape from them. Dawn Steel quotes