Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. -Oscar Wilde
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. -Oscar Wilde
Category: Quotes of the day
Germain G. Glidden
“The older I grow, the more I listen to people who don’t talk much.” Germain G. Glidden quotes
A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant. -Wilson Mizner
A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant. -Wilson Mizner
Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort quotes
Susanna Moodie
When things come to the worse, they generally mend. Susanna Moodie quotes
Branch Rickey
A full mind is an empty bat. Branch Rickey quotes
Duncan Hines
I’ve run less risk driving my way across country than eating my way across it. Duncan Hines quotes
Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love. -Isaac Disraeli
Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love. -Isaac Disraeli
Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike. -George Eliot
Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike. -George Eliot
He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. -French Proverb
He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. -French Proverb
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions… -W. Clement Stone
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions… -W. Clement Stone
And where the offence is, let the great axe fall. -William Shakespeare
And where the offence is, let the great axe fall. -William Shakespeare
Youth itself is a talent — a perishable talent. -Eric Hoffer
Youth itself is a talent — a perishable talent. -Eric Hoffer
The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. -Edmund Burke
The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. -Edmund Burke
The funniest line in English is Get it? When you say that, everyone chortles. -Garrison Keillor
The funniest line in English is Get it? When you say that, everyone chortles. -Garrison Keillor
Mistinguett
A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That’s basic spelling that every woman ought to know. Mistinguett quotes
John Atkinson
If you don’t run your own life, somebody else will. John Atkinson quotes
Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. -Vicki Baum
Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. -Vicki Baum
Men are nicotine soaked, beer besmirched, whiskey greased, red-eyed devils. -Carry Nation
Men are nicotine soaked, beer besmirched, whiskey greased, red-eyed devils. -Carry Nation
The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves. -Proverb
The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves. -Proverb
If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible. -Ram Dass
If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible. -Ram Dass
Before we blame we should first see whether we cannot excuse. -Georg C. Lichtenberg
Before we blame we should first see whether we cannot excuse. -Georg C. Lichtenberg
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. -Epictetus
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. -Epictetus
Edgar Fiedler
“Ask five economists and you’ll get five different answers – six if one went to Harvard.” Edgar Fiedler quotes
Reason should direct and appetite obey. -Marcus T. Cicero
Reason should direct and appetite obey. -Marcus T. Cicero
Humphrey Bogart
You’re not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi. Humphrey Bogart quotes
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. -Henry Ward Beecher
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. -Henry Ward Beecher
The end of labor is to gain leisure. -Aristotle
The end of labor is to gain leisure. -Aristotle
A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
You can observe a lot by just watching. -Yogi Berra
You can observe a lot by just watching. -Yogi Berra
Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense. -Leo Rosten
Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense. -Leo Rosten
In a broken nest there are few whole eggs. -Chinese Proverb
In a broken nest there are few whole eggs. -Chinese Proverb
A mass of men equals a mass of opinions. -Daniel Webster
A mass of men equals a mass of opinions. -Daniel Webster
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be. -Evelyn Waugh
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be. -Evelyn Waugh
John Milton
He that has light within his own clear breast may sit in the center, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul …
Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them. -Henry David Thoreau
Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them. -Henry David Thoreau
John Patrick
“Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.” John Patrick quotes
City life is millions of people being lonesome together. -Henry David Thoreau
City life is millions of people being lonesome together. -Henry David Thoreau
He didn’t riot. He got on his bike and looked for work. -Norman Tebbit
He didn’t riot. He got on his bike and looked for work. -Norman Tebbit
To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. -Baltasar Gracian
To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. -Baltasar Gracian