Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God. -Cowper, William
Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God. -Cowper, William
Category: Quotes of the day
Pick yourself up, Brush yourself off and Move on. -Unknown
Pick yourself up, Brush yourself off and Move on. -Unknown
If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. -Los Angeles Times
If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. -Los Angeles Times
By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved. -Updike, John
By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved. -Updike, John
Laughter is the best way to make somebody’s heart beat. -Holden, Robert
Laughter is the best way to make somebody’s heart beat. -Holden, Robert
Alban Goodier
“Those who face that which is actually before them, unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, these are they who live, who make the …
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. -Wilde, Oscar
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. -Wilde, Oscar
We derive our vitality from our store of madness. -Cioran, E. M.
We derive our vitality from our store of madness. -Cioran, E. M.
If you can make a woman laugh you can do anything with her. -Williamson, Nicol
If you can make a woman laugh you can do anything with her. -Williamson, Nicol
Biggest profits mean gravest risks. -Proverb, Chinese
Biggest profits mean gravest risks. -Proverb, Chinese
We do what we must, and call it by the best names. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
We do what we must, and call it by the best names. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Silver, Samuel M
Like a ten-ton cake, the world is more than anyone can eat at one sitting. Select a piece of it, then enjoy the party. Silver, …
Bloom, Allan
There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it …
Every person born into this world their work is born with them. -Lowell, James Russell
Every person born into this world their work is born with them. -Lowell, James Russell
I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. -Bacall, Lauren
I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. -Bacall, Lauren
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. -Carnegie, Andrew
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. -Carnegie, Andrew
self-reliance
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. – Sophocles
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. -Viscott, David
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. -Viscott, David
"Nemo me impune lacessit." – Unknown
“Nemo me impune lacessit.” – Unknown
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. -Morley, John
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. -Morley, John
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. -Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. -Aristotle
Absence and death are the same — only that in death there is no suffering. -Landor, Walter Savage
Absence and death are the same — only that in death there is no suffering. -Landor, Walter Savage
I’m not confused, I’m just well mixed. -Frost, Robert
I’m not confused, I’m just well mixed. -Frost, Robert
I well believe it, to unwilling ears;None love the messenger who brings bad news. -Sophocles
I well believe it, to unwilling ears;None love the messenger who brings bad news. -Sophocles
There’s no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow. -Wharton, Edith
There’s no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow. -Wharton, Edith
All the world’s a stage, and all the clergymen critics. -Nunn, Gregory
All the world’s a stage, and all the clergymen critics. -Nunn, Gregory
A minute’s success pays the failure of years. -Browning, Robert
A minute’s success pays the failure of years. -Browning, Robert
Barbara Schapiro
“Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it’s just pure, unthinking delight.” Barbara Schapiro quotes
Laurence Sterne
“Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.” Laurence Sterne quotes
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. -Sarton, May
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. -Sarton, May
If life must not be taken too seriously — then so neither must death. -Butler, Samuel
If life must not be taken too seriously — then so neither must death. -Butler, Samuel
There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won t. -Billings, Josh
There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won t. -Billings, Josh
You can’t drive straight on a twisting lane. -Proverb, Russian
You can’t drive straight on a twisting lane. -Proverb, Russian
One eye sees, the other feels. -Klee, Paul
One eye sees, the other feels. -Klee, Paul
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. -Howells, William Dean
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. -Howells, William Dean
Every wall is a door. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Every wall is a door. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Mansfield, Jane
Men are creatures with eight hands. Mansfield, Jane quotes
No man is lonely while eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention. -Morley, Christopher
No man is lonely while eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention. -Morley, Christopher
After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth. -Deutsch, Helene
After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth. -Deutsch, Helene