parents-and-parenting
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears. – Bacon, Francis
Category: Quotes of the day
Dutch Proverb: When the sack is full, …
When the sack is full, it pricks up its ears. Dutch Proverb Proverb Link: When the sack is full, …See More: Dutch Proverbs (1259 Proverbs) …
I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox. -Allen, Woody
I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox. -Allen, Woody
Prayer is a confession of one’s own unworthiness and weakness. -Gandhi, Mahatma
Prayer is a confession of one’s own unworthiness and weakness. -Gandhi, Mahatma
Japanese Proverb: When the moon is full, …
When the moon is full, it begins to wane. Japanese Proverb Proverb Link: When the moon is full, …See More: Japanese Proverbs (430 Proverbs) Japanese …
Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. -Osler, Sir William
Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. -Osler, Sir William
Spanish Proverb: When the fields yield not, …
When the fields yield not, the saints have not. Spanish Proverb Proverb Link: When the fields yield not, …See More: Spanish Proverbs (1962 Proverbs) Spanish …
crime-and-criminals
He has 63 ways of getting money, the most common and most honorable ones being stealing, thieving, and robbing. – Rabelais, Francois
Noah Vosen: Jesus Christ, that’s Jason Bourne! -The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Noah Vosen: Jesus Christ, that’s Jason Bourne! -The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Italian Proverb: When the devil is old …
When the devil is old he turns hermit. Italian Proverb Proverb Link: When the devil is old …See More: Italian Proverbs (1854 Proverbs) Italian Proverb: …
Grant, Hanmer Parsons
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds. Grant, Hanmer Parsons quotes
Leonardo da Vinci
“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.” Leonardo da Vinci quotes
Curtis Grant
“Having the world’s best idea will do you no good unless you act on it. People who want milk shouldn’t sit on a stool in …
"I shall make electricity so cheap that only the rich can afford to burn candles" – Thomas Alva Edison
“I shall make electricity so cheap that only the rich can afford to burn candles” – Thomas Alva Edison
If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself. -Heckscher, August
If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself. -Heckscher, August
Scottish Proverb: When the cup is full, …
When the cup is full, carry it even. Scottish Proverb Proverb Link: When the cup is full, …See More: Scottish Proverbs (122 Proverbs) Scottish Proverb: …
Superstition, idolatry and hypocrisy have ample wages, but the truth goes begging. -Luther, Martin
Superstition, idolatry and hypocrisy have ample wages, but the truth goes begging. -Luther, Martin
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. -Burke, Edmund
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. -Burke, Edmund
German Proverb: What three know will soon …
What three know will soon be known to thirty. German Proverb Proverb Link: What three know will soon …See More: German Proverbs (2196 Proverbs) German …
It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well. -Marden, Orison Swett
It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well. -Marden, Orison Swett
Dutch Proverb: Were the sky to fall, not an earthen …
Were the sky to fall, not an earthen pot would be left whole. Dutch Proverb Proverb Link: Were the sky to fall, not an earthen …
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet. -Thomas, Edward
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet. -Thomas, Edward
Swedish Proverb: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox …
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. Swedish Proverb Proverb Link: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox …See More: Swedish Proverbs …
Ray Stannard Baker
“Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.” Ray Stannard Baker quotes
Treebeard: I promised Gandalf I would keep you safe and safe is where I’ll keep you. -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Treebeard: I promised Gandalf I would keep you safe and safe is where I’ll keep you. -The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
African Proverb: They who dig the wells …
They who dig the wells never drink from them. African Proverb Proverb Link: They who dig the wells …See More: African Proverbs (276 Proverbs) African …
It’s a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. -Bernanos, Georges
It’s a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. -Bernanos, Georges
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all." – William Faulkner
“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” – William Faulkner
Finnish Proverb: The echo knows …
The echo knows all languages. Finnish Proverb Proverb Link: The echo knows …See More: Finnish Proverbs (45 Proverbs) Finnish Proverb: The echo knows … quotes
He who strikes terror in others is himself continually in fear. -Claudianus, Claudius
He who strikes terror in others is himself continually in fear. -Claudianus, Claudius
German Proverb: Many who build castles in the air …
Many who build castles in the air cannot build a hut on earth. German Proverb Proverb Link: Many who build castles in the air …See …
Everything is beautiful in its right use -Tadj Abelkader
Everything is beautiful in its right use -Tadj Abelkader
judgment-and-judges
Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. – Penn, William
law-and-lawyers
In law, nothing is certain but the expense. – Butler, Samuel
German Proverb: Many children, and little bread, …
Many children, and little bread, is a painful pleasure. German Proverb Proverb Link: Many children, and little bread, …See More: German Proverbs (2196 Proverbs) German …
The eye is the notebook of the poet. -Lowell, James Russell
The eye is the notebook of the poet. -Lowell, James Russell
Kelly Jeppesen
“What you are is God’s gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift back to God.” Kelly Jeppesen quotes
Jesus Christ turns life right-side-up, and heaven outside-in. -Henry, Carl F. H.
Jesus Christ turns life right-side-up, and heaven outside-in. -Henry, Carl F. H.
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. -Finley, John Huston
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. -Finley, John Huston