Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care. -Safire, William
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care. -Safire, William
Category: Quotes of the day
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. -Johnson, Samuel
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. -Johnson, Samuel
Yuan-Wu
There are no mundane things outside of Buddhism, and there is no Buddhism outside of mundane things. Yuan-Wu quotes
Howard Mumford Jones
“Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.” Howard Mumford Jones quotes
No wise man ever wished to be younger. -Swift, Jonathan
No wise man ever wished to be younger. -Swift, Jonathan
The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision. -Major, John
The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision. -Major, John
We are happy when for everything inside us there is a corresponding something outside us. -Yeats, William Butler
We are happy when for everything inside us there is a corresponding something outside us. -Yeats, William Butler
Liebling, A. J.
Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one. Liebling, A. J. quotes
Arthur Powell Davies
“The world is now too small for anything but brotherhood.” Arthur Powell Davies quotes
That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. -Thoreau, Henry David
That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. -Thoreau, Henry David
I have written some poetry that I don’t understand myself. -Sandburg, Carl
I have written some poetry that I don’t understand myself. -Sandburg, Carl
I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than to know what ain’t so. -Billings, Josh
I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than to know what ain’t so. -Billings, Josh
Be ever on your guard what you say of anybody and to whom. -Horace
Be ever on your guard what you say of anybody and to whom. -Horace
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves" – Bible
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” – Bible
Only in dreams does the happiness of the earth dwell. -Ruckett
Only in dreams does the happiness of the earth dwell. -Ruckett
There are no facts, only interpretations. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
There are no facts, only interpretations. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
"All generalizations are false, including this one." – Mark Twain
“All generalizations are false, including this one.” – Mark Twain
You are only as wise as others perceive you to be. -Cole, M. Shawn
You are only as wise as others perceive you to be. -Cole, M. Shawn
"They have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and to conclude, they are lying knaves" – William Shakespeare
“They have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have …
John Billings(Henry Wheeler Shaw)
“When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.” John Billings(Henry …
A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Pierce Harris
“Memory is a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured …
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. -Pavese, Cesare
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. -Pavese, Cesare
There is no coming to consciousness without pain. -Jung, Carl
There is no coming to consciousness without pain. -Jung, Carl
A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else. -Baudelaire, Charles
A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else. -Baudelaire, Charles
"An open enemy is better than a false friend" – Greek proverb
“An open enemy is better than a false friend” – Greek proverb
Comedy may be big business but it isn’t pretty. -Martin, Steve
Comedy may be big business but it isn’t pretty. -Martin, Steve
Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. -Confucius
Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. -Confucius
Learn to think like a winner. Think positive and visualize your strengths. -Braden, Vic
Learn to think like a winner. Think positive and visualize your strengths. -Braden, Vic
"What is true is true, and what is false is false…" – Emanuel Swedenborg
“What is true is true, and what is false is false…” – Emanuel Swedenborg
Time is the fairest and toughest judge. -Quinet, Edgar
Time is the fairest and toughest judge. -Quinet, Edgar
What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might. -Cicero, Marcus T.
What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Trust not to much to appearances. -Virgil
Trust not to much to appearances. -Virgil
Kings have many ears and eyes. -Proverb
Kings have many ears and eyes. -Proverb
Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. -Barthel, Mildred
Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. -Barthel, Mildred
"If the Labour Party is in government, people can bank on me to defend them against any form of discrimination because it hurts me" – Dr. Toni Abela
“If the Labour Party is in government, people can bank on me to defend them against any form of discrimination because it hurts me” – …
Brian Judge
“Something you need most might be something you turn away from, something you turn away from might be something you regret, and something you regret, …
It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit. -Rivarol, Antoine
It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit. -Rivarol, Antoine
A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Once thoroughly our own knowledge ceases to give us pleasure. -Ruskin, John
Once thoroughly our own knowledge ceases to give us pleasure. -Ruskin, John