"We live and die; Christ died and lived!" – John Stott
“We live and die; Christ died and lived!” – John Stott
Category: Quotes of the day
Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song? -Prior, Matthew
Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song? -Prior, Matthew
Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over. -Hemingway, Ernest
Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over. -Hemingway, Ernest
Gibbs, Philip
It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same. Gibbs, Philip quotes
Demille, Nelson
We’re all pilgrims on the same journey-but some pilgrims have better road maps. Demille, Nelson quotes
What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God. -Saadi
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God. -Saadi
"God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress." – Robert South
“God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as …
The man who has no imagination has no wings. -Ali, Muhammad
The man who has no imagination has no wings. -Ali, Muhammad
True love is life’s greatest quest -Mocca, William
True love is life’s greatest quest -Mocca, William
"The fasts are done; the Aves said; The moon has filled her horn And in the solemn night I watch Before the Easter morn. So pure, so still the starry heaven, So hushed the brooding air, I could hear the sweep of an angel’s wings If one should earthward fare." – Edna Dean Proctor
“The fasts are done; the Aves said; The moon has filled her horn And in the solemn night I watch Before the Easter morn. So …
A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on. -Sandburg, Carl
A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on. -Sandburg, Carl
Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly! -Pope, Alexander
Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly! -Pope, Alexander
Johnson, Earvin ”Magic”
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me. Johnson, Earvin ”Magic” quotes
I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. -Garland, Judy
I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. -Garland, Judy
ethics
No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. – Wilde, Oscar
HOPE is a vision of what can be if you just believe! -Flanagan, Jerry
HOPE is a vision of what can be if you just believe! -Flanagan, Jerry
I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs. -Ogilvy, David
I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs. -Ogilvy, David
I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate. -Gogh, Vincent Van
I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate. -Gogh, Vincent Van
Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. -Holdcroft, Thomas L.
Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. -Holdcroft, Thomas L.
Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well. -Shakespeare, William
Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well. -Shakespeare, William
Bruce Willis
“On the one hand, we’ll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars.” Bruce Willis quotes
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Every ruler is harsh whose laws are new. -Aeschylus
Every ruler is harsh whose laws are new. -Aeschylus
Your pay raise becomes effective when you do. -Woodward, Orrin
Your pay raise becomes effective when you do. -Woodward, Orrin
Wise men admit their mistakes… Fools defend them. -Piotrowski, Steve
Wise men admit their mistakes… Fools defend them. -Piotrowski, Steve
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. -Wilde, Oscar
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. -Wilde, Oscar
Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand With a grip that kills it. -Tagore, Rabindranath
Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand With a grip that kills it. -Tagore, Rabindranath
Ernest Haycox
“No sensible man watches his feet hit the ground. He looks ahead to see what kind of ground they’ll hit next.” Ernest Haycox quotes
Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable. -Addison, Joseph
Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable. -Addison, Joseph
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes. -Aesop
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes. -Aesop
Think twice before you speak to a friend in need. -Bierce, Ambrose
Think twice before you speak to a friend in need. -Bierce, Ambrose
Thou strong seducer, Opportunity! -Dryden, John
Thou strong seducer, Opportunity! -Dryden, John
A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression. -Pound, Ezra
A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression. -Pound, Ezra
Chadwick, Henry
A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility. Chadwick, Henry quotes
Ed Daley
“Surfing is good for the soul, worries seems to drift away as you scan the horizon for the next wave.” Ed Daley quotes
The only wealth is life. -Thoreau, Henry David
The only wealth is life. -Thoreau, Henry David
Old foxes want no tutors. -Fuller, Thomas
Old foxes want no tutors. -Fuller, Thomas
We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. -Disraeli, Benjamin
We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. -Disraeli, Benjamin
And lips say God be pitiful, who never said, God be praised. -Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
And lips say God be pitiful, who never said, God be praised. -Browning, Elizabeth Barrett