Happiness is not a state to arrive at, rather, a manner of traveling. -Samuel Johnson
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, rather, a manner of traveling. -Samuel Johnson
Category: Quotes of the day
And what authority even the creases in a suit can convey. -Doris Lessing
And what authority even the creases in a suit can convey. -Doris Lessing
Marrying is easy, it’s housework that’s hard. -Proverb
Marrying is easy, it’s housework that’s hard. -Proverb
symbols
All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs. – Denis Diderot
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved. -George Santayana
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved. -George Santayana
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. -Spanish Proverb
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. -Spanish Proverb
Whatever is popular deserves attention. -James Mackintosh
Whatever is popular deserves attention. -James Mackintosh
I always had one ear offstage, listening for the call from the bookie. -Walter Matthau
I always had one ear offstage, listening for the call from the bookie. -Walter Matthau
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30. -Robert Frost
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30. -Robert Frost
Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking. -Samuel Johnson
Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking. -Samuel Johnson
The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself. -Rabindranath Tagore
The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself. -Rabindranath Tagore
Necessity makes even the timid brave. -Sallust
Necessity makes even the timid brave. -Sallust
No one as ever completed their apprenticeship. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
No one as ever completed their apprenticeship. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Karl A. Hakkarainen
No vacation goes unpunished. Karl A. Hakkarainen quotes
Halifax
“Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.” Halifax quotes
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. -Leroy Brownlow
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. -Leroy Brownlow
"You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." – Lauren Bacall
“You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.” – Lauren Bacall
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. -Anatole France
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. -Anatole France
"The mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven" – John Milton
“The mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven” – John Milton
Life is at its best when it’s shaken and stirred. -F. Paul Facult
Life is at its best when it’s shaken and stirred. -F. Paul Facult
Take care that no one hates you justly. -Publilius Syrus
Take care that no one hates you justly. -Publilius Syrus
The more I train the more I realize I have more speed in me. -Leroy Burrell
The more I train the more I realize I have more speed in me. -Leroy Burrell
A good orator is pointed and impassioned. -Marcus T. Cicero
A good orator is pointed and impassioned. -Marcus T. Cicero
"[It was little consolation to hundreds of rightists who were allowed to hold final prayers at the biggest Gaza settlement.] On this square meter that I am standing on, Jews will not be able to step in the future, … I can’t comprehend it, it’s something beyond imagination." – Shaul Goldstein
“ On this square meter that I am standing on, Jews will not be able to step in the future, … I can’t comprehend it, …
"All the Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip have been evacuated." – Avi Zelba
“All the Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip have been evacuated.” – Avi Zelba
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it. -Germaine De Stael
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it. -Germaine De Stael
Herbert Marcuse
Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear …
Native American Proverb
Don’t judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins. Native American Proverb quotes
repression
We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it …
Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice. -Henry Ford
Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice. -Henry Ford
Desire is a powerful force that can be used to make things happen. -Marcia Wieder
Desire is a powerful force that can be used to make things happen. -Marcia Wieder
"While on one hand we are carrying a disengagement (from the Gaza Strip), we have to strengthen our hold on (West Bank) settlement blocs," – Zeev Boim
“While on one hand we are carrying a disengagement (from the Gaza Strip), we have to strengthen our hold on (West Bank) settlement blocs,” – …
When I am delivering my very best, then that is when I feel successful. -Art Fettig
When I am delivering my very best, then that is when I feel successful. -Art Fettig
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well. -Japanese Proverb
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well. -Japanese Proverb
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. -Samuel Johnson
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. -Samuel Johnson
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. -Publilius Syrus
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. -Publilius Syrus
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan. -Galeazzo Ciano
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan. -Galeazzo Ciano
I invent nothing, I rediscover. -Auguste Rodin
I invent nothing, I rediscover. -Auguste Rodin
Larry Bird
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his …
Sibbes
The wronged side is always the safest. Sibbes quotes