"I desire to leave to the men that come after me a remembrance of me in good works." – Alfred the Great
“I desire to leave to the men that come after me a remembrance of me in good works.” – Alfred the Great
Category: Quotes of the day
"Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him." – Benjamin Franklin
“Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.” – Benjamin Franklin
"“1. Something that costs money has to be easy and presented to us. 2. We earn money by creating difficulties (creating problems to fix them) while the action performed does not at all contribute to a better life nor society. 3. But we are all fond of taking action as a means to do good, and we do not expect money for it. What is wrong with this picture?”" – Maurice Spees
““1. Something that costs money has to be easy and presented to us. 2. We earn money by creating difficulties (creating problems to fix them) …
"No. I’m not going to be your monkey." – Jon Stewart
“No. I’m not going to be your monkey.” – Jon Stewart
"A infinite number of monkeys on an infinite number of typewriters will eventually produce the works of Shakespeare. But they’ll still just throw their poop everywhere. Score one for humans!" – Collin Lysford
“A infinite number of monkeys on an infinite number of typewriters will eventually produce the works of Shakespeare. But they’ll still just throw their poop …
"I’m the poorest loser there is." – Regg Simon
“I’m the poorest loser there is.” – Regg Simon
"Comes merrily in tomorrow." – Emily Miller
“Comes merrily in tomorrow.” – Emily Miller
"Merrily, merrily shall I live now,<br/>Under the blossom that hangs on the bough." – William Shakespeare
“Merrily, merrily shall I live now,Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.” – William Shakespeare
"I think the monkeys at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can’t hypnotize you." – Jack Handy
“I think the monkeys at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can’t hypnotize you.” – Jack Handy
"He should be fired. When someone makes comments like that, that are so obviously racially prejudiced. We don’t tolerate that in modern American society. We certainly didn’t tolerate it in the U.S. Army and we don’t tolerate it here. It’s wrong." – Wesley Clark
“He should be fired. When someone makes comments like that, that are so obviously racially prejudiced. We don’t tolerate that in modern American society. We …
Georges Simenon
“The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.” Georges Simenon quotes
"I don’t know what that gas is made of, but it can’t smell any worse than Ernie Johnson ‘s gym bag." – Charles Barkley
“I don’t know what that gas is made of, but it can’t smell any worse than Ernie Johnson ‘s gym bag.” – Charles Barkley
"The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface" – Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"Otherwise her statement would just be another putrid lie to quell the growing public outrage against her virtual despotic rule." – Marlon Manuel
“Otherwise her statement would just be another putrid lie to quell the growing public outrage against her virtual despotic rule.” – Marlon Manuel
"Religions are the cradles of despotism." – Marquis De Sade
“Religions are the cradles of despotism.” – Marquis De Sade
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty." – Thomas Jefferson
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson
"I earnestly pray that the Omnipotent Being who has not deserted the cause of America in the hour of its extremest hazard, will never yield so fair a heritage of freedom a prey to "Anarchy" or "Despotism"" – George Washington
“I earnestly pray that the Omnipotent Being who has not deserted the cause of America in the hour of its extremest hazard, will never yield …
"It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means." – Charles Kingsley
“It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.” – Charles Kingsley
"The coward threatens when he is safe" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The coward threatens when he is safe” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once." – William Shakespeare
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once.” – William Shakespeare
"Feelings never go for a person.. They just grow more for someone else.. " – Anshika jain
“Feelings never go for a person.. They just grow more for someone else.. ” – Anshika jain
Philip Adams
“It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet …
Margot Fonteyn
“If I have learnt anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch …
"Recession is opportunity to re-access your potentials for some & opportunity to let your potentials go into recess for others." – david atta (a.k.a davied attlars & mr dain)
“Recession is opportunity to re-access your potentials for some & opportunity to let your potentials go into recess for others.” – david atta (a.k.a davied …
"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." – Earl Warren
“Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” – Earl Warren
"Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"He follows his father with unequal steps." – Virgil
“He follows his father with unequal steps.” – Virgil
"Proposition 71 is unconstitutional on its face." – David Llewellyn
“Proposition 71 is unconstitutional on its face.” – David Llewellyn
"He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers" – Zoroaster
“He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten …
"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance." – Samuel Johnson
“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not …
"Recession is opportunity to look inward & opportunity to launch out with audacity." – david atta (a.k.a davied attlars & mr dain)
“Recession is opportunity to look inward & opportunity to launch out with audacity.” – david atta (a.k.a davied attlars & mr dain)
"Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide." – Buddha
“Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings that doctrine believe …
"Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts our inner lives. Our problem is not to be rid of fear but, rather to harness and master it." – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts …
"The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites." – Thomas Sowell
“The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.” – Thomas Sowell
"No more thy pains for others’ welfare spend, Nor think by service to attach a friend: All are ungrateful – love goes slighted still – Nor merely so, but is repaid by ill; Witness myself, house bitterest foe is he, Who never had a friend on earth bu" – Catullus
“No more thy pains for others’ welfare spend, Nor think by service to attach a friend: All are ungrateful – love goes slighted still – …
"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained." – Helen Keller
“Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.” …
"The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all." – Helen Keller
“The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all.” – Helen Keller
"But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question." – Bible
“But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am …
"If the court says this particular spending limit in Vermont is unconstitutional but there may be cases in which spending limits are warranted, that would certainly be a victory for the parties defending this law." – Spencer Overton
“If the court says this particular spending limit in Vermont is unconstitutional but there may be cases in which spending limits are warranted, that would …
"Do not be afraid of your past, Be proud of your future" – Gautam Chadha
“Do not be afraid of your past, Be proud of your future” – Gautam Chadha