That great Cathedral space which was childhood. -Woolf, Virginia
That great Cathedral space which was childhood. -Woolf, Virginia
Category: Quotes of the day
Flowers are as common in the country as people are in London. -Wilde, Oscar
Flowers are as common in the country as people are in London. -Wilde, Oscar
Tucker, Sophie
From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she needs good looks, from 35 to 55 she needs a …
Bellow, Saul
Any artist should be grateful for a na?ve grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately. Bellow, Saul quotes
Dame Rose Macauley
“It is a common delusion that you can make things better by talking about them.” Dame Rose Macauley quotes
"We have a partnership agreement and we have an agreement with the NBA that governs how we operate. Those agreements make sure that we do our business, and we’re doing our business. It doesn’t mean that every bit of business will be done as perfectly as we’d like to get done, but we’ll get it done." – Bruce Levenson
“We have a partnership agreement and we have an agreement with the NBA that governs how we operate. Those agreements make sure that we do …
The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing. -Homer
The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing. -Homer
October 10
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination …
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other -Burke, Edmund
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other -Burke, Edmund
"Don’t let who you’re with change who you are." – E.R. Rock
“Don’t let who you’re with change who you are.” – E.R. Rock
"Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry." – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things" – Marcel Proust
“Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things” – Marcel Proust
Grizzard, Lewis
I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married. Grizzard, Lewis quotes
Cosby, Bill
Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you’re telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as …
Shane Leslie
“The American sign of civic progress is to tear down the familiar and erect the monstrous.” Shane Leslie quotes
Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew. -Dickens, Charles
Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew. -Dickens, Charles
"A feeling of sadness and longing that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“A feeling of sadness and longing that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain.” – Henry Wadsworth …
One may as well preach a respectable mythology as anything else. -Ward, Mrs. Humphrey
One may as well preach a respectable mythology as anything else. -Ward, Mrs. Humphrey
October 9
Christ said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is within you.” And the Indians say that and the Zen people say that. We’re all God. I’m not …
There is a time for work and a time for love. That leaves no other time. -Chanel, Coco
There is a time for work and a time for love. That leaves no other time. -Chanel, Coco
My faith has no bed to sleep upon but omnipotence. -Rutherford, Samuel
My faith has no bed to sleep upon but omnipotence. -Rutherford, Samuel
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Get out, but don’t cause unneeded accidents. – Stojanovic, Dejan
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. -Epictetus
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. -Epictetus
Michel Leiris
“Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.” Michel Leiris quotes
Solitude begets whimsies. -Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley
Solitude begets whimsies. -Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
October 8
The person who takes the banal and ordinary and illuminates it in a new way can terrify. We do not want our ideas changed. We …
To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now-a-days. -Shakespeare, William
To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now-a-days. -Shakespeare, William
Fish and guests smell at three days old. -Proverb, Danish
Fish and guests smell at three days old. -Proverb, Danish
True greatness consists in being great in little things. -Simmons, Charles
True greatness consists in being great in little things. -Simmons, Charles
Dr. Thomas Dooley
“Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense …
They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -Plato
They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -Plato
Maynard, Robert
Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. Maynard, Robert quotes
Charles Kingsley
“A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the …
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. -Shain, Merle
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. -Shain, Merle
October 7
Can you live without answers? All of you, ask that of yourself. Can you live without answers? Because if you cannot, then most assuredly you …
"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them." – John Maxwell
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” – John Maxwell
We don’t remember days; we remember moments. -Pavese, Cesare
We don’t remember days; we remember moments. -Pavese, Cesare
"You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do." – Anne Lamott
“You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” …
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality. -Fielding, Henry
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality. -Fielding, Henry