Man is a victim of dope in the incurable form of hope. -Nash, Ogden
Man is a victim of dope in the incurable form of hope. -Nash, Ogden
Category: Quotes of the day
Act quickly, think slowly. -Proverb, Greek
Act quickly, think slowly. -Proverb, Greek
"May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions" – Joey Adams
“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions” – Joey Adams
If there is no God, everything is permitted. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor
If there is no God, everything is permitted. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. -Kant, Immanuel
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. -Kant, Immanuel
Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong. -Kempis, Thomas
Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong. -Kempis, Thomas
Constant repetition carries conviction. -Collier, Robert
Constant repetition carries conviction. -Collier, Robert
"May God be with me! May Heaven bless this New Year. May it be a year of fruitfulness, of peace and prosperity; may it be a year of peace and unity for all mankind; may the world be freed of cholera." – Giacomo Meyerbeer
“May God be with me! May Heaven bless this New Year. May it be a year of fruitfulness, of peace and prosperity; may it be …
I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease. -Donne, John
I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease. -Donne, John
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. -Aristotle
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. -Aristotle
"Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever." – Mark Twain
“Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days …
The man who says he has exhausted life generally means that life has exhausted him. -Wilde, Oscar
The man who says he has exhausted life generally means that life has exhausted him. -Wilde, Oscar
De Chateaubriand
An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate. De Chateaubriand quotes
Most vegetarians I ever see looked enough like their food to be classed as cannibals. -Dunne, Finley Peter
Most vegetarians I ever see looked enough like their food to be classed as cannibals. -Dunne, Finley Peter
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it. -Sitting Bull
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it. -Sitting Bull
By asking for the impossible we obtain the best possible. -Niccolini, Giovanni
By asking for the impossible we obtain the best possible. -Niccolini, Giovanni
The darkest day, If you live till tomorrow will have past away. -Cowper, William
The darkest day, If you live till tomorrow will have past away. -Cowper, William
The beauty seen, is partly in him who sees it. -Bovee, Christian Nevell
The beauty seen, is partly in him who sees it. -Bovee, Christian Nevell
Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle. -Johnson, Samuel
Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle. -Johnson, Samuel
"New Year’s Day – Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual." – Mark Twain
“New Year’s Day – Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them …
Louise Nevelson
“It is as hard to take success as it is failure.” Louise Nevelson quotes
Death is the dropping of the flower that the fruit may swell. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Death is the dropping of the flower that the fruit may swell. -Beecher, Henry Ward
A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind. -Finley, Guy
A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind. -Finley, Guy
Christianity makes suffering contagious. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
Christianity makes suffering contagious. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
"Those you trust the most can steal the most." – Lawrence Lief
“Those you trust the most can steal the most.” – Lawrence Lief
Malt does more than Milton can to justify God’s ways to man. -Housman, A. E.
Malt does more than Milton can to justify God’s ways to man. -Housman, A. E.
Make your life a happy one. That is where success is possible to every man. -Powell, Robert
Make your life a happy one. That is where success is possible to every man. -Powell, Robert
All time management begins with planning. -Greening, Tom
All time management begins with planning. -Greening, Tom
cemeteries
The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can’t get out and those outside don’t want to get in. – Brisbane, Arthur
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do. -Carlyle, Thomas
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do. -Carlyle, Thomas
Fear is proof of a low born soul. -Virgil
Fear is proof of a low born soul. -Virgil
If thou wouldn’t conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it. -Penn, William
If thou wouldn’t conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it. -Penn, William
Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords. -Roosevelt, Theodore
Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords. -Roosevelt, Theodore
Why should we strive, with cynic frown, to knock their fairy castles down? -Cook, Eliza
Why should we strive, with cynic frown, to knock their fairy castles down? -Cook, Eliza
Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from. -Foster, Jodie
Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from. -Foster, Jodie
There is a simple and direct way to happiness. Complicated methods are simply wrong -Oshana Dave
There is a simple and direct way to happiness. Complicated methods are simply wrong -Oshana Dave
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter. -Keats, John
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter. -Keats, John
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. -Shakespeare, William
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. -Shakespeare, William
Sinclair Lewis
“Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” Sinclair Lewis quotes
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today. -Franklin, Benjamin
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today. -Franklin, Benjamin