O Henry
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership). Discuss O Henry quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity. -Lord Byron
The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity. -Lord Byron
Henry Giles
People creep into childhood, bound into youth, sober in adulthood, and soften into old age. Henry Giles quotes
History is made in the class struggle and not in bed. -Alex Mitchell
History is made in the class struggle and not in bed. -Alex Mitchell
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them. -Isaac Disraeli
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them. -Isaac Disraeli
The trouble with the future is that is usually arrives before we’re ready for it. -Arnold H. Glasgow
The trouble with the future is that is usually arrives before we’re ready for it. -Arnold H. Glasgow
Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential. -Anthony Robbins
Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential. -Anthony Robbins
My reputation grew with every failure. -George Bernard Shaw
My reputation grew with every failure. -George Bernard Shaw
I have never found a companion so companionable as solitude. -Henry David Thoreau
I have never found a companion so companionable as solitude. -Henry David Thoreau
Anita Brookner
Great writers are the saints for the godless. Anita Brookner quotes
I love the idea of there being two sexes, don’t you? -James Thurber
I love the idea of there being two sexes, don’t you? -James Thurber
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets. -Ellen Barkin
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets. -Ellen Barkin
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it. -Stanislaw J. Lec
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it. -Stanislaw J. Lec
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. -Albert Camus
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. -Albert Camus
Will is character in action. -William Mcdougall
Will is character in action. -William Mcdougall
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock. -Jules Renard
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock. -Jules Renard
Peter F(erdinand) Drucker
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” Peter F(erdinand) Drucker quotes
Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought. -Doug Horton
Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought. -Doug Horton
Marilyn Moats Kennedy
It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late. Marilyn Moats Kennedy quotes
Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason. -William R. Alger
Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason. -William R. Alger
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth. -John Lyly
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth. -John Lyly
Events are influenced by our very great desires. -William James
Events are influenced by our very great desires. -William James
Success… it’s what you do with what you’ve got. -Leroy Van Dyke
Success… it’s what you do with what you’ve got. -Leroy Van Dyke
In America we can say what we think, and even if we can’t think, we can say it anyhow. -Charles F. Kettering
In America we can say what we think, and even if we can’t think, we can say it anyhow. -Charles F. Kettering
Tell the truth, but tell it slant. -Emily Dickinson
Tell the truth, but tell it slant. -Emily Dickinson
No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases. -John Ruskin
No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases. -John Ruskin
Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts. -Henry David Thoreau
Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts. -Henry David Thoreau
Vanity working on a weak head produces every sort of mischief. -Jane Austen
Vanity working on a weak head produces every sort of mischief. -Jane Austen
Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science. -Thomas H. Huxley
Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science. -Thomas H. Huxley
Prince Philip
“When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” Prince Philip quotes
Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text -William James
Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text -William James
Utterly Russell
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Utterly Russell quotes
L’Chiam
Our great men have written words of wisdom to be used when hardship must be faced. Life obliges us with hardship so the words of …
Samuel Rutherford
Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner. Samuel Rutherford quotes
Zen Aphorism
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is. Zen Aphorism quotes
If a man truly wants to communicate with his wife, he must enter her world of emotions. -Gary Smalley
If a man truly wants to communicate with his wife, he must enter her world of emotions. -Gary Smalley
A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything -African Proverb
A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything -African Proverb
Civilization is the making of civil persons. -John Ruskin
Civilization is the making of civil persons. -John Ruskin
Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it. -Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it. -Louis-Ferdinand Celine
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. -Sir James M. Barrie
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. -Sir James M. Barrie