An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. -Landor, Walter Savage
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. -Landor, Walter Savage
Category: Quotes of the day
Crime generally punishes itself. -Goldsmith, Oliver
Crime generally punishes itself. -Goldsmith, Oliver
Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other. -Truman, Harry S
Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other. -Truman, Harry S
Louis Schwartzberg
“Nature has invented reproduction as a mechanism for life to move forward. As a life force that passes right through us and makes us a …
Catherine the Great
“I praise loudly. I blame softly.” Catherine the Great quotes
Strife is better than loneliness. -Proverb, Irish
Strife is better than loneliness. -Proverb, Irish
Theology is a science of mind applied to God. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Theology is a science of mind applied to God. -Beecher, Henry Ward
There is no medicine to cure hatred. -Syrus, Publilius
There is no medicine to cure hatred. -Syrus, Publilius
Wisdom begins at the end. -Webster, Daniel
Wisdom begins at the end. -Webster, Daniel
Jests that give pains are no jests. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Jests that give pains are no jests. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. -Prevert, Jacques
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. -Prevert, Jacques
You should pardon many things in others, nothing in yourself. -Auson
You should pardon many things in others, nothing in yourself. -Auson
Hesse, Hermann
The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth. Hesse, Hermann quotes
Barnes, Leonard
There’s a little truth in all jive, and a little jive in all truth. Barnes, Leonard quotes
James P. Hogan
“Scientists are the easiest to fool. They think in straight, predictable, directable, and therefore misdirectable, lines. The only world they know is the one where …
The rich never have to seek out their relatives. -Proverb, Italian
The rich never have to seek out their relatives. -Proverb, Italian
What we wish, that we readily believe. -Demosthenes
What we wish, that we readily believe. -Demosthenes
Theres an old saying that victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan. -Kennedy, John F.
Theres an old saying that victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan. -Kennedy, John F.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind. -Dewey, John
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind. -Dewey, John
Robert M. Pirsig
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” Robert M. Pirsig quotes
Only the young die good. -Herford, Oliver
Only the young die good. -Herford, Oliver
Rose, Billy
Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repairing. Rose, Billy quotes
Stan Getz
“My life is music. And in some vague, mysterious, and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled …
"Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can’t help but smile on it." – Josh Billings
“Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can’t help but smile on it.” – Josh Billings
A mother is not a person to lean on but person to make leaning unnecessary. -Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
A mother is not a person to lean on but person to make leaning unnecessary. -Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The aims of life are the best defense against death. -Levi, Primo
The aims of life are the best defense against death. -Levi, Primo
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends. -Chesterfield, Lord
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends. -Chesterfield, Lord
What ever beauty may be, it has for its basis order, and for its essence unity. -Andre, Father
What ever beauty may be, it has for its basis order, and for its essence unity. -Andre, Father
I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people. -Tartakower, Savielly
I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people. -Tartakower, Savielly
Carlos A. Urbizo
“Stoop and you’ll be stepped on; stand tall and you’ll be shot at.” Carlos A. Urbizo quotes
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone. -Herbert, George
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone. -Herbert, George
Gladden, W.
Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing. Gladden, W. quotes
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. -James, William
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. -James, William
He’s winding up the watch of his wit. By and by it will strike. -Shakespeare, William
He’s winding up the watch of his wit. By and by it will strike. -Shakespeare, William
I can’t be bitter. No one has a contract on life. -Heath, David M.
I can’t be bitter. No one has a contract on life. -Heath, David M.
It’s better to waste one’s youth than to do nothing with it at all. -Courteline, Georges
It’s better to waste one’s youth than to do nothing with it at all. -Courteline, Georges
Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule. -Locke, John
Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule. -Locke, John