A generation which ignores history has no past and no future. -Heinlein, Robert
A generation which ignores history has no past and no future. -Heinlein, Robert
Category: Quotes of the day
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius
More than we use is more than we want. -Proverb, Gaelic
More than we use is more than we want. -Proverb, Gaelic
He has conferred on the practice of vacillation the aura of statesmanship. -Baker, Kenneth
He has conferred on the practice of vacillation the aura of statesmanship. -Baker, Kenneth
Foucault, Michel
As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end. Foucault, Michel quotes
Dodds, Harold W.
It’s an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure. Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to …
Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
“If there is a God, atheism must strike Him as less of an insult than religion.” Edmond and Jules de Goncourt quotes
"No love, no friendship Can cross the path of our destiny Without leaving some mark on it forever." – Francois Mauriac
“No love, no friendship Can cross the path of our destiny Without leaving some mark on it forever.” – Francois Mauriac
Science is always wrong, it never solves a problem without creating ten more. -Shaw, George Bernard
Science is always wrong, it never solves a problem without creating ten more. -Shaw, George Bernard
"Each moment of our lives gives us many valuable and precious management lessons that may not have been covered in B-Schools’ academic books" – Anuj Somany
“Each moment of our lives gives us many valuable and precious management lessons that may not have been covered in B-Schools’ academic books” – Anuj …
An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less. -Butler, Nicholas
An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less. -Butler, Nicholas
Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth. -Proverb, French
Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth. -Proverb, French
The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. -Singer, Isaac Bashevis
The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. -Singer, Isaac Bashevis
I care not, a man can die but once; we owe God and death. -Shakespeare, William
I care not, a man can die but once; we owe God and death. -Shakespeare, William
Just what you want to be, you will be in the end. -Hayward, Justin
Just what you want to be, you will be in the end. -Hayward, Justin
Armstrong, Louis
There is two kinds of music the good and bad. I play the good kind. Armstrong, Louis quotes
Sinatra, Frank
The best revenge is massive success. Sinatra, Frank quotes
James L. Hayes
“Jingshen is the Mandarin word for spirit and vivacity. It is an important word for those who would lead, because above all things, spirit and …
I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign. -West, Mae
I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign. -West, Mae
Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing. -Sharpman, Al
Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing. -Sharpman, Al
I must have women — there is nothing unbends the mind like them. -Gay, John
I must have women — there is nothing unbends the mind like them. -Gay, John
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. -Louis XIV
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. -Louis XIV
Edwin P. Whipple
“An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.” Edwin P. Whipple quotes
Genius must be born, and never can be taught. -Dryden, John
Genius must be born, and never can be taught. -Dryden, John
Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of being? -Stravinsky, Igor
Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of being? -Stravinsky, Igor
The Earth is the cradle of the mind — but one cannot eternally live in a cradle. -Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin E.
The Earth is the cradle of the mind — but one cannot eternally live in a cradle. -Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin E.
There’s no glory like those who save their country. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
There’s no glory like those who save their country. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. That disgusts me. -Fonda, Jane
A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. That disgusts me. -Fonda, Jane
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship. -Lucan, F. L.
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship. -Lucan, F. L.
Religion is love; in no case is it logic. -Webb, Beatrice Potter
Religion is love; in no case is it logic. -Webb, Beatrice Potter
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Friedrich, Carl J.
What was once thought can never be unthought. Friedrich, Carl J. quotes
Bodett, Tom
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh. Bodett, Tom quotes
Tom Fitzgerald
“We might do well to contain our elation at seeing the light at the end of the tunnel until we are certain it is not …
But thy eternal summer shall not fade. -Shakespeare, William
But thy eternal summer shall not fade. -Shakespeare, William
boldness
Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. – Dickinson, Emily
Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out. -Thackeray, William M.
Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out. -Thackeray, William M.
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. -Wonder, Stevie
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. -Wonder, Stevie
"Lying is done with words and also with silence." – Adrienne Rich
“Lying is done with words and also with silence.” – Adrienne Rich
David Mahoney
“Our heroes are those… who… act above and beyond the call of duty and in so doing give definition to patriotism and elevate all of …