Pray look better, Sir… those things yonder are no giants, but windmills. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Pray look better, Sir… those things yonder are no giants, but windmills. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Category: Quotes of the day
If we don’t come apart; we will come apart. -Havner, Vance
If we don’t come apart; we will come apart. -Havner, Vance
Tobey Maguire
“All the people throughout my life who were naysayers pissed me off. But they’ve all given me a fervor; an angry ambition that cannot be …
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.” Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quotes
A. C. Benson
“Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.” A. C. Benson quotes
Dole, Bob
We know is not good for kids, but a lot of other things aren’t good. Drinking’s not good. Some would say milk’s not good. Dole, …
Mary Wilson Little
“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.” Mary Wilson Little quotes
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. -Truman, Harry S
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. -Truman, Harry S
A man’s palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
A man’s palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. -Brecht, Bertolt
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. -Brecht, Bertolt
Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe. -Whitehead, Alfred North
Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe. -Whitehead, Alfred North
Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality. -Apollinaire, Guillaume
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality. -Apollinaire, Guillaume
Give me a laundry list and I’ll set it to music. -Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
Give me a laundry list and I’ll set it to music. -Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. -Proverb, German
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. -Proverb, German
An asylum for the sane would be empty in America. -Shaw, George Bernard
An asylum for the sane would be empty in America. -Shaw, George Bernard
Time is the great equalizer in the field of morals. -Mencken, H. L.
Time is the great equalizer in the field of morals. -Mencken, H. L.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue. -Evermond, St.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue. -Evermond, St.
Despair is the only genuine atheism. -Paul, Jean
Despair is the only genuine atheism. -Paul, Jean
God’s first creature, which was light. -Bacon, Francis
God’s first creature, which was light. -Bacon, Francis
There are two good things in life — freedom of thought and freedom of action. -Maugham, W. Somerset
There are two good things in life — freedom of thought and freedom of action. -Maugham, W. Somerset
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. -Taft, William Howard
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. -Taft, William Howard
Leo Durocher
“Nice guys finish last.” Leo Durocher quotes
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. -Baumgardy, R. M.
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. -Baumgardy, R. M.
I never let them cough. They wouldn’t dare. -Barrymore, Ethel
I never let them cough. They wouldn’t dare. -Barrymore, Ethel
Evaluate what you want — because what gets measured, gets produced. -Belasco, James A.
Evaluate what you want — because what gets measured, gets produced. -Belasco, James A.
"But of course, what the eagle does not realize is that it is participating in a very crude form of natural selection.<br/>One day a tortoise will learn how to fly." – Terry Pratchett
“But of course, what the eagle does not realize is that it is participating in a very crude form of natural selection.One day a tortoise …
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. -Twain, Mark
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. -Twain, Mark
"For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise." – Benjamin Franklin
“For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, …
Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising. -Lahr, John
Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising. -Lahr, John
"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition." – Samuel Johnson
“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.” – Samuel Johnson
"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember class time, but you’ll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don’t have. Drink ’til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does…"" – Tom Petty
“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember class time, but you’ll remember time you …
"When I’m not in my right mind, my left mind gets pretty crowded" – Stephen Wright
“When I’m not in my right mind, my left mind gets pretty crowded” – Stephen Wright
Live always in the best company when you read. -Smith, Sydney
Live always in the best company when you read. -Smith, Sydney
"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for." – Lawrence Block
“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were …
"A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character" – Proverb
“A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character” – Proverb
Thomas Wolfe
“Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.” Thomas Wolfe quotes
Galations 6:9 Bible
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galations 6:9 Bible quotes
"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for." – Tom Bodett
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope …
"When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it’s pretty certain that she has his" – George Dennison Prentice
“When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it’s pretty certain that she has his” – George Dennison Prentice