If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. -Epictetus
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. -Epictetus
Category: Quotes of the day
"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts." – Henri Frederic Amiel
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri …
Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them. -Hubbard, Kin
Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them. -Hubbard, Kin
"What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have." – Ralph Marston
“What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? Life …
Forbidden things have a secret charm. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
Forbidden things have a secret charm. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep. -Maxwell, William
Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep. -Maxwell, William
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty. -Cicero, Marcus T.
The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones. -Willkie, Wendell L.
The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones. -Willkie, Wendell L.
Don’t believe everything you think. -Unknown
Don’t believe everything you think. -Unknown
You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. -Bixton, Charles
You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. -Bixton, Charles
"The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; aspires and not despairs" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; aspires and not despairs” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"“Life is like a rhythm pending on the music that you create As the flow slows down, you start to see But stop to live As the flow speeds up, you don’t realise anything until it reaches the last note… …BUT what is the only matter? To enjoy ours or somebody else’s music? Live full, live with no regret, live with a concept”" – Mustafa SAHIN
““Life is like a rhythm pending on the music that you create As the flow slows down, you start to see But stop to live …
He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. -Franklin, Benjamin
He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. -Franklin, Benjamin
No manager ever won no ballgames. -Anderson, Sparky
No manager ever won no ballgames. -Anderson, Sparky
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. -Goldwyn, Samuel
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. -Goldwyn, Samuel
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires. -Traubel, Horace
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires. -Traubel, Horace
When women go wrong, men go right after them. -West, Mae
When women go wrong, men go right after them. -West, Mae
Fortune and love favor the brave. -Ovid
Fortune and love favor the brave. -Ovid
When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn. -Landry, Tom
When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn. -Landry, Tom
Success is never final and failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. -Ellinger, Jules
Success is never final and failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. -Ellinger, Jules
Prejudice is the child of ignorance. -Hazlitt, William
Prejudice is the child of ignorance. -Hazlitt, William
Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord’s Prayer. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord’s Prayer. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery. -Sinclair, Upton
The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery. -Sinclair, Upton
Anthony Trollope
“Nothing surely is as potent as a law that may not be disobeyed. It has the force of the water drop that hollows the stone. …
Argenti, John
A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective. Argenti, John quotes
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. -Proverb, Chinese
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. -Proverb, Chinese
A man in love is incomplete until he has married — then he’s finished. -Gabor, Zsa Zsa
A man in love is incomplete until he has married — then he’s finished. -Gabor, Zsa Zsa
Daily Quote – Charlie Chaplin
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles. Charlie Chaplin quotes
We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. -Lewis, Cecil Day
We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. -Lewis, Cecil Day
A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation. -Syrus, Publilius
A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation. -Syrus, Publilius
I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless. -Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless. -Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Women have tiny uncertainties that would eventually overwhelm any calculation -Mocca, William
Women have tiny uncertainties that would eventually overwhelm any calculation -Mocca, William
The best thing about animals is they don’t talk much. -Wilder, Thornton
The best thing about animals is they don’t talk much. -Wilder, Thornton
It is dangerous to confuse children with angels. -Fyfe, David
It is dangerous to confuse children with angels. -Fyfe, David
Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long. -Djilas, Milovan
Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long. -Djilas, Milovan
It is not every question that deserves an answer. -Syrus, Publilius
It is not every question that deserves an answer. -Syrus, Publilius
Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
John Hope Franklin
“We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths… and tell the world the glories of our journey.” John Hope Franklin quotes
We are the environment. -Panati, Charles
We are the environment. -Panati, Charles
House, Jay
We claim that any man who is honest, fair, tolerant, kind, charitable, and well-behaved is a success. No matter what his station in life. House, …