"If I cannot smoke cigars in Heaven, I shall not go" – Mark Twain
“If I cannot smoke cigars in Heaven, I shall not go” – Mark Twain
Category: Quotes of the day
Bill Beattie
“The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think–rather to improve our minds, so as to enable …
Everything comes if a man will only wait. -Benjamin Disraeli
Everything comes if a man will only wait. -Benjamin Disraeli
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Every man is a potential genius until he does something. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree quotes
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being. -Orison Swett Marden
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being. -Orison Swett Marden
Remember when $25, 000 was a success? Now it is a garbage collector. -Frank Dane
Remember when $25, 000 was a success? Now it is a garbage collector. -Frank Dane
Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law. -Mark Twain
Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law. -Mark Twain
Truth alone wounds. -Napoleon Bonaparte
Truth alone wounds. -Napoleon Bonaparte
We must not let daylight in upon the magic. -Walter Bagehot
We must not let daylight in upon the magic. -Walter Bagehot
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. -Thomas Hood
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. -Thomas Hood
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. -Philip James Bailey
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. -Philip James Bailey
Woodrow T. Wilson
The success of a party means little more than that the Nation is using the party for a large and definite purpose. It seeks to …
Basile
Memory is the cabinet of the imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience, and, the council chamber of thought. Basile quotes
Charles Maurice De Talleyrand
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters. Charles Maurice De Talleyrand quotes
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. -George Macdonald
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. -George Macdonald
I’ve never know any trouble than an hour’s reading didn’t assuage. -Charles de Secondat
I’ve never know any trouble than an hour’s reading didn’t assuage. -Charles de Secondat
In a revolution, as in a novel. the most difficult part to invent is the end. -Alexis De Tocqueville
In a revolution, as in a novel. the most difficult part to invent is the end. -Alexis De Tocqueville
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days. -Bible
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days. -Bible
This mournful truth is everywhere confessed, slow rises worth by poverty depressed. -Samuel Johnson
This mournful truth is everywhere confessed, slow rises worth by poverty depressed. -Samuel Johnson
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. -Mary Mapes Dodge
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. -Mary Mapes Dodge
A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. -Pearl Bailey
A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. -Pearl Bailey
Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. -Victor Hugo
Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. -Victor Hugo
He who does not research has nothing to teach. -Proverb
He who does not research has nothing to teach. -Proverb
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic. -Victor Hugo
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic. -Victor Hugo
Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. -Lord Chesterfield
Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. -Lord Chesterfield
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. -J. K. Rowling
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. -J. K. Rowling
"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons." – James Thurber
“If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.” – …
"We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there. Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people." – Dwight L. Moody
“We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there. Heaven is a prepared place for a …
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades, but the best of all professions. -Sir Isaac Newton
The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades, but the best of all professions. -Sir Isaac Newton
America is the best half-educated country in the world. -Nicholas Butler
America is the best half-educated country in the world. -Nicholas Butler
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? -Samuel Beckett
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? -Samuel Beckett
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. -William James
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. -William James
"Heaven, as conventionally conceived, is a place so inane, so dull, so useless, so miserable, that nobody has ever ventured to describe a whole day in heaven, though plenty of people have described a day at the seaside." – George Bernard Shaw
“Heaven, as conventionally conceived, is a place so inane, so dull, so useless, so miserable, that nobody has ever ventured to describe a whole day …
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves. -Marcus T. Cicero
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves. -Marcus T. Cicero
Vladimir Horowitz
“Perfection itself is imperfection.” Vladimir Horowitz quotes
Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. -Jean Cocteau
Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. -Jean Cocteau
"Can an Angel have white and black wings at the same time?, or it must be a creation of the devil?, if it is so, you are the creature who brought me back to life, just for send me to hell" – The Quiet Girl
“Can an Angel have white and black wings at the same time?, or it must be a creation of the devil?, if it is so, …
What is faith worth if it is not translated into action? -Mahatma Gandhi
What is faith worth if it is not translated into action? -Mahatma Gandhi
William Allen White
Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs. William Allen White quotes