Brodie, Fawn M.
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain. Brodie, …
Category: Quotes of the day
Owen Felltham
“Meditation is the soul’s perspective glass.” Owen Felltham quotes
Life is half spent before one knows what it is. -Proverb, French
Life is half spent before one knows what it is. -Proverb, French
Spanish Proverb: What Christ does not take …
What Christ does not take the exchequer takes. Spanish Proverb Proverb Link: What Christ does not take …See More: Spanish Proverbs (1962 Proverbs) Spanish Proverb: …
Theoretical principles must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. -Pitt, William
Theoretical principles must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. -Pitt, William
Spanish Proverb: What children hear their parents say by …
What children hear their parents say by the fireside, they repeat in the highway. Spanish Proverb Proverb Link: What children hear their parents say by …
Japanese Proverb: Walls have ears, bottles …
Walls have ears, bottles have mouths. Japanese Proverb Proverb Link: Walls have ears, bottles …See More: Japanese Proverbs (430 Proverbs) Japanese Proverb: Walls have ears, …
Opportunity makes a thief. -Bacon, Francis
Opportunity makes a thief. -Bacon, Francis
Greek Proverb: They throw stones at the walnut …
They throw stones at the walnut trees, but not at the maple. Greek Proverb Proverb Link: They throw stones at the walnut …See More: Greek …
I paint objects as I think them not as I see them. -Picasso, Pablo
I paint objects as I think them not as I see them. -Picasso, Pablo
Jefferson Davis
“I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let …
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. -Cervantes, Miguel De
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Scottish Proverb: They that dance must …
They that dance must pay the fiddler. Scottish Proverb Proverb Link: They that dance must …See More: Scottish Proverbs (122 Proverbs) Scottish Proverb: They that …
Chinese Proverb: The scholar builds the cities, …
The scholar builds the cities, the woman knocks them down. Chinese Proverb Proverb Link: The scholar builds the cities, …See More: Chinese Proverbs (1237 Proverbs) …
Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth. -Warburton, William
Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth. -Warburton, William
"In the [NCAA] tournament every year, we’ve been the underdog and we came in and played [teams] tough. This year we want to get over that hump and get a win." – Ben Jacobson
“In the tournament every year, we’ve been the underdog and we came in and played tough. This year we want to get over that hump …
African Proverb: That which is exceptionally good …
That which is exceptionally good is a forerunner of something bad. African Proverb Proverb Link: That which is exceptionally good …See More: African Proverbs (276 …
"That doesn’t mean we will exclude other candidates that may live and work in the district. I’d just as soon have a local candidate." – Dan Green
“That doesn’t mean we will exclude other candidates that may live and work in the district. I’d just as soon have a local candidate.” – …
Danish Proverb: That which comes with …
That which comes with sin, goes with sorrow. Danish Proverb Proverb Link: That which comes with …See More: Danish Proverbs (1447 Proverbs) Danish Proverb: That …
"When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others." – Anais Nin
“When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.” – Anais Nin
Gretzky, Wayne
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it is. Gretzky, Wayne quotes
Wicker, John
Wealth is not in making money, but in making the man while he is making money. Wicker, John quotes
He did not waste time in a vain search for a place in history. -Stojanovic, Dejan
He did not waste time in a vain search for a place in history. -Stojanovic, Dejan
William "Bull" Halsey
“There are no extraordinary men…just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.” William "Bull" Halsey quotes
Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic. -Abbagnano, Nicola
Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic. -Abbagnano, Nicola
Latin Proverb: Test the danger by the Carians. [Practise …
Test the danger by the Carians. Latin Proverb Proverb Link: Test the danger by the Carians. [Practise …See More: Latin Proverbs (2052 Proverbs) Latin Proverb: …
You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. -Cleaver, Eldridge
You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. -Cleaver, Eldridge
Smart people are stupid, and stupid people are smart. -Morfaw, Jerome
Smart people are stupid, and stupid people are smart. -Morfaw, Jerome
Traditional Proverb: Tell the truth …
Tell the truth and then run. Traditional Proverb Proverb Link: Tell the truth …See More: Traditional Proverbs (831 Proverbs) Traditional Proverb: Tell the truth … …
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts. -Rockefeller, John D.
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts. -Rockefeller, John D.
German Proverb: Take the world as it is, …
Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be. German Proverb Proverb Link: Take the world as it is, …See More: German …
interviews
The best interviews — like the best biographies — should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race. – Barber, Lynn
The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does. -Hill, Napoleon
The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does. -Hill, Napoleon
Spanish Proverb: Take the middle of the way …
Take the middle of the way and thou wilt not fall. Spanish Proverb Proverb Link: Take the middle of the way …See More: Spanish Proverbs …
Good strong thick stupefying incense-smoke! -Browning, Robert
Good strong thick stupefying incense-smoke! -Browning, Robert
Rosten, Leo
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can’t help it. Rosten, Leo quotes
Shelby Harthcock
“Loving someone is easy but losing someone is hard.” Shelby Harthcock quotes
"Financial services are not excluded; they are simply not yet included." – David Aaron
“Financial services are not excluded; they are simply not yet included.” – David Aaron
Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet. -Lavater, Johann Kaspar
Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet. -Lavater, Johann Kaspar
The path of sorrow and that path alone, leads to a land where sorrow is unknown. -Cowper, William
The path of sorrow and that path alone, leads to a land where sorrow is unknown. -Cowper, William