Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up. -Edgar Watson Howe
Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up. -Edgar Watson Howe
Category: Quotes of the day
Idleness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the idleness of the mind. -Johann G. Seume
Idleness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the idleness of the mind. -Johann G. Seume
Failure to prepare is preparing to fail. -John Wooden
Failure to prepare is preparing to fail. -John Wooden
This became a credo of mine: attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. -Bette Davis
This became a credo of mine: attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. -Bette Davis
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea. -Francis Bacon
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea. -Francis Bacon
Edward Hoagland
To relive the relationship between owner and slave we can consider how we treat our cars and dogs — a dog exercising a somewhat similar …
R. M. Baumgardy
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. R. M. Baumgardy quotes
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something. -Jean Paul Richter
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something. -Jean Paul Richter
Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth. -William Warburton
Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth. -William Warburton
No barber shaves so close but another finds his work. -English Proverb
No barber shaves so close but another finds his work. -English Proverb
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. -Wayne Dyer
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. -Wayne Dyer
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice. -Akio Morita
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice. -Akio Morita
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Mark
“If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Mark quotes
Actors die so loud. -Henry Miller
Actors die so loud. -Henry Miller
Frederick E. Crane
Individuality is either the mark of genius or the reverse. Mediocrity finds safety in standardization. Frederick E. Crane quotes
Julius Erving
If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end. Julius Erving quotes
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune. -Walt Whitman
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune. -Walt Whitman
He that is well paid is well satisfied. -William Shakespeare
He that is well paid is well satisfied. -William Shakespeare
Lord, what fools these mortals be. -William Shakespeare
Lord, what fools these mortals be. -William Shakespeare
The game isn’t over until it’s over. -Yogi Berra
The game isn’t over until it’s over. -Yogi Berra
Wealth maketh many friends. [Proverbs 19:4] -Bible
Wealth maketh many friends. -Bible
E. W. Howe
“To be an ideal guest, stay at home.” E. W. Howe quotes
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. -Thomas J. Watson
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. -Thomas J. Watson
Jerry Gillies
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need. …
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Any cook should be able to run the country. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin quotes
Dorothy Winbush Riley
Every day of the year we must apply and practice the Nguzo Saba sincerely and faithfully to harvest success. If you wanted to sing like …
De Delloy
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own. De Delloy quotes
I’m a hero with coward’s legs. -Spike Milligan
I’m a hero with coward’s legs. -Spike Milligan
You have to set new goals every day. -Julie Krone
You have to set new goals every day. -Julie Krone
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us. -Isaac Disraeli
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us. -Isaac Disraeli
I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded. -Benjamin Disraeli
I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded. -Benjamin Disraeli
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. -Anatole France
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. -Anatole France
P.J. O’Rourke
“A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than …
Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them. -Johann Kaspar Lavater
Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them. -Johann Kaspar Lavater
John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
“For all the advances in medicine, there is still no cure for the common birthday.” John Herschel Glenn, Jr. quotes
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. -Peter F. Drucker
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. -Peter F. Drucker
Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return. -James Russell Lowell
Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return. -James Russell Lowell
John Morley
He who hates vice hates men. John Morley quotes
Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself. -William Dean Howells
Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself. -William Dean Howells