Sandy Wilson
Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion. Sandy Wilson quotes
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Marquis De Sade
The ultimate triumph of philosophy would be to cast light upon the mysterious ways in which Providence moves to achieve the designs it has for …
Hannah Whitall Smith
“The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never …
Difficulties increase the nearer we approach the goal. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Difficulties increase the nearer we approach the goal. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Carving out a so-called buffer zone is tantamount to reoccupying Gaza." – Saeb Erekat
“Carving out a so-called buffer zone is tantamount to reoccupying Gaza.” – Saeb Erekat
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure. -John D. Rockefeller
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure. -John D. Rockefeller
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. -Iris Murdoch
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. -Iris Murdoch
The key to any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses. -Paul Westphal
The key to any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses. -Paul Westphal
The superfluous is very necessary. -Voltaire
The superfluous is very necessary. -Voltaire
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. -Francis Herbert Hedge
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. -Francis Herbert Hedge
Paul Samuelson
“Good questions outrank easy answers.” Paul Samuelson quotes
In science read the newest works, in literature read the oldest. -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
In science read the newest works, in literature read the oldest. -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
After love, the most sacred gift you can give is your labor. -Don Alan Pennebaker
After love, the most sacred gift you can give is your labor. -Don Alan Pennebaker
Paul R. Scheele
You were not born with the habit of brushing your teeth. With persistent action, over a period of time, you developed the habit. Now, I’ll …
William Pitt
The press is like the air, a chartered libertine. William Pitt quotes
Henry C. Rogers
Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. Henry C. Rogers quotes
Jean Genet
Repudiating the virtues of your world, criminals hopelessly agree to organize a forbidden universe. They agree to live in it. The air there is nauseating: …
Jill Peterson
It is because they took the easy way out that rivers, and people, go crooked. Jill Peterson quotes
Shelley Winters
Every now and then, when you’re on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It’s a sound you can’t get in movies …
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. -Phyllis Therous
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. -Phyllis Therous
Errors of taste are very often the outward sign of a deep fault of sensibility. -Jonathan Miller
Errors of taste are very often the outward sign of a deep fault of sensibility. -Jonathan Miller
Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth. -Blaise Pascal
Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth. -Blaise Pascal
Save a thief from the gallows and he will cut your throat. -French Proverb
Save a thief from the gallows and he will cut your throat. -French Proverb
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. -John Quinton
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. -John Quinton
The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much. -William Howard Taft
The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much. -William Howard Taft
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. -Leslie P. Hartley
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. -Leslie P. Hartley
John Peers
You can’t lead a cavalry if you think that you look funny riding a horse. John Peers quotes
Hugh Blair
The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. Hugh Blair quotes
Fools are without number. -Desiderius Erasmus
Fools are without number. -Desiderius Erasmus
Hate is such a luxurious emotion, it can only be spent on one we love. -Bob Udkoff
Hate is such a luxurious emotion, it can only be spent on one we love. -Bob Udkoff
The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old. -American Proverb
The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old. -American Proverb
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist. -Jean Cocteau
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist. -Jean Cocteau
A little experience often upsets a lot of theory. -Cadman
A little experience often upsets a lot of theory. -Cadman
Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time. -Elbert Hubbard
Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time. -Elbert Hubbard
Maurice Masterlinck
“All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing.” Maurice Masterlinck quotes
Self-love seems so often unrequited. -Anthony Powell
Self-love seems so often unrequited. -Anthony Powell
Never put off today what you can put off tomorrow. -Spanish Proverb
Never put off today what you can put off tomorrow. -Spanish Proverb
James B. Conant
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. James B. Conant quotes
Austin O’Malley
The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father. Austin O’Malley quotes
Russian Proverb
Tell me who’s your friend and I’ll tell you who you are. Russian Proverb quotes