Time is that in which all things pass away. -Arthur Schopenhauer
Time is that in which all things pass away. -Arthur Schopenhauer
Category: Quotes of the day
No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness. -Georges Bernanos
No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness. -Georges Bernanos
Memory is the scribe of the soul. -Aristotle
Memory is the scribe of the soul. -Aristotle
But now our fate from unmomentous things, may rise like rivers out of little springs. -Campbell
But now our fate from unmomentous things, may rise like rivers out of little springs. -Campbell
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. -Epictetus
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. -Epictetus
Barbara G. Harrison
“Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.” Barbara …
I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. -Edgar Allan Poe
I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. -Edgar Allan Poe
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. -Mark Twain
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. -Mark Twain
Jeremy Bentham
He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so …
Life is the flower for which love is the honey. -Victor Hugo
Life is the flower for which love is the honey. -Victor Hugo
Necessity is the mother of attraction. -Luke Mckissack
Necessity is the mother of attraction. -Luke Mckissack
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. -Joseph Brodsky
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. -Joseph Brodsky
The essence of this man [Richard M. Nixon] is loneliness. -Henry Kissinger
The essence of this man is loneliness. -Henry Kissinger
"When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator" – Mahatma Gandhi
“When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator” – Mahatma Gandhi
Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame. -Meg Greenfield
Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame. -Meg Greenfield
Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplored. -Alfred Whitney Griswold
Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplored. -Alfred Whitney Griswold
K. D. Lang
“Even in the darkest phase be it thick or thin, always someone marches brave here beneath my skin.” K. D. Lang quotes
I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing. -Oliver Goldsmith
I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing. -Oliver Goldsmith
Eliza Farnham
The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with Truth. Eliza Farnham quotes
Margot Asquith
There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man is difficult to find, and …
Edward II
Evil be to him who evil thinks. Edward II quotes
W. Wirt
He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it …
Georg Hegel
Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only when there is joined to poverty a disposition of mind, …
No more tears now; I will think upon revenge. -Mary Stuart
No more tears now; I will think upon revenge. -Mary Stuart
For what human ill does dawn not seem to be alternative? -Thornton Wilder
For what human ill does dawn not seem to be alternative? -Thornton Wilder
One man’s wage rise is another man’s price increase. -Harold Wilson
One man’s wage rise is another man’s price increase. -Harold Wilson
committees-and-meetings
Committee: A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the unnecessary. – Richard Harkness
Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone, you don’t. -Earl Wilson
Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone, you don’t. -Earl Wilson
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. -George Washington
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. -George Washington
Sir Robert Anthony Eden
“If you’ve broken the eggs, you should make the omelette.” Sir Robert Anthony Eden quotes
Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness. -Thomas Carlyle
Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness. -Thomas Carlyle
Gretta Brooker Palmer
Happiness is a by product of an effort to make someone else happy. Gretta Brooker Palmer quotes
Georges Bataille
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one’s rage; …
Sister Corita Kent
Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries. Sister Corita Kent quotes
It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart. -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart. -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
"The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats’ teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice" – Mahatma Gandhi
“The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats’ teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross. . . ." – William Barclay
“Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and …
I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. -Andrew Carnegie
I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. -Andrew Carnegie
I have always observed that to succeed in the world a person must seem simple, yet wise. -Charles De Montesquieu
I have always observed that to succeed in the world a person must seem simple, yet wise. -Charles De Montesquieu
persecution
That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them. – Eric Hoffer