Thor Heyerdahl
“Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.” Thor Heyerdahl quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick -Yeats, William Butler
An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick -Yeats, William Butler
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. -Proverb, English
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. -Proverb, English
Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you. -Robbins, Anthony
Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you. -Robbins, Anthony
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. -Lawrence, D. H.
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. -Lawrence, D. H.
It is not the position, but the disposition. -Dinger, J. E.
It is not the position, but the disposition. -Dinger, J. E.
None of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves. -Wilde, Oscar
None of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves. -Wilde, Oscar
Salanter, Israel
Promote yourself but do not demote another. Salanter, Israel quotes
He who knows little quickly tells it. -Proverb, Italian
He who knows little quickly tells it. -Proverb, Italian
Never trust a computer you can?t throw out a window. -Steve Wozniak
Never trust a computer you can?t throw out a window. -Steve Wozniak
Daily Quote – Democritus
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus quotes
Defeat has its lessons as well as victory. -Buchanan, Patrick
Defeat has its lessons as well as victory. -Buchanan, Patrick
Realists do not fear the results of their study. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Realists do not fear the results of their study. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor
A man is never more serious than when he praise himself. -Lichtenberg, Georg C.
A man is never more serious than when he praise himself. -Lichtenberg, Georg C.
In art as in love, instinct is enough. -France, Anatole
In art as in love, instinct is enough. -France, Anatole
Greg Garcia
“That’s the funny thing about havin’ a kid. They come with their own set of problems; make everything else you were worried about seem kinda …
The most frequent lie in a hospital: it won’t hurt. -Kocher, Gerhard
The most frequent lie in a hospital: it won’t hurt. -Kocher, Gerhard
A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner. -Johnson, Samuel
A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner. -Johnson, Samuel
Reject hatred without hating. -Baker Eddy, Mary
Reject hatred without hating. -Baker Eddy, Mary
A decent boldness ever meets with friends. -Homer
A decent boldness ever meets with friends. -Homer
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding. -Johnson, Samuel
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding. -Johnson, Samuel
He never chooses an opinion, he just wears whatever happens to be in style. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
He never chooses an opinion, he just wears whatever happens to be in style. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
"Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best" – Kin Hubbard
“Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best” – Kin Hubbard
Dever, J. A.
Drop the hammer and pick up the shovel. Dever, J. A. quotes
"Basically we’ve had to cram months of work into a few weeks, … It’s definitely been difficult; it’s an emotional time for her, but she’s handled it like a trouper." – Craig Kallman
“Basically we’ve had to cram months of work into a few weeks, … It’s definitely been difficult; it’s an emotional time for her, but she’s …
You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him to think. -Hubbard, Elbert
You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him to think. -Hubbard, Elbert
Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible. -Johnson, Samuel
Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible. -Johnson, Samuel
Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
"Thanks for the American dream, to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through. Thanks for a country where nobody’s allowed to mind their own business." – William S. Burroughs
“Thanks for the American dream, to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through. Thanks for a country where nobody’s allowed to mind their …
Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence. -Edwards, Tryon
Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence. -Edwards, Tryon
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. -Cocteau, Jean
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. -Cocteau, Jean
Al Green
“I’m thankful for every moment.” Al Green quotes
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.” Anton Pavlovich Chekhov quotes
"Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants." – Kevin James
“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” – Kevin James
"I would like to thank Nasal Beard for that warm welcome. [Thanking Hazel Beard, mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1992" – George W. Bush
“I would like to thank Nasal Beard for that warm welcome. [Thanking Hazel Beard, mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1992” – George W. Bush
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The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven. – Luther, Martin
My God, these folks don’t know how to love — that’s why they love so easily. -Lawrence, D. H.
My God, these folks don’t know how to love — that’s why they love so easily. -Lawrence, D. H.
"The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty." – Abraham Lincoln
“The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for …
Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love. -Disraeli, Isaac
Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love. -Disraeli, Isaac
Isocrates
“Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.” Isocrates quotes