"Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Category: Quotes of the day
When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth. -Disraeli, Benjamin
When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth. -Disraeli, Benjamin
"Sorrow comes to all…Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You cannot now realize that you will ever feel better and yet you are sure to be happy again." – Abraham Lincoln
“Sorrow comes to all…Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You cannot now realize that you will ever feel better and yet you are …
aids
AIDS obliges people to think of sex as having, possibly, the direst consequences: suicide. Or murder. – Sontag, Susan
Before beginning, plan carefully. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Before beginning, plan carefully. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. -Arnold, Matthew
Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. -Arnold, Matthew
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction." – Chanakya
“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.” – Chanakya
Truth may have been found but might never be known. -Joshi, Kedar
Truth may have been found but might never be known. -Joshi, Kedar
"People only see what they are prepared to see." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“People only see what they are prepared to see.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Robert Downey Jr.
“ not about placating the bad dog – it’s about feeding the good dog. You still have to feed the bad dog, but only enough …
Bill Gates
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” Bill Gates quotes
Bolt, Robert
When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties they lead their country by a short route to chaos. Bolt, …
Johnsen, William H.
If it is to be, it is up to me. Johnsen, William H. quotes
Herzen, Alexander
I am truly horrified by modern man. Such absence of feeling, such narrowness of outlook, such lack of passion and information, such feebleness of thought. …
Solon
Speech is the mirror of action. Solon quotes
"Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.” – Ralph …
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. [I John] -Bible
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. -Bible
"I believe that every person is born with talent." – Maya Angelou
“I believe that every person is born with talent.” – Maya Angelou
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book — it is a plaything. -Peacock, Thomas Love
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book — it is a plaything. -Peacock, Thomas Love
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well. -Proverb, Japanese
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well. -Proverb, Japanese
War is the trade of Kings. -Dryden, John
War is the trade of Kings. -Dryden, John
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. -Talmud, The
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. -Talmud, The
Jennifer Aniston
“I guess we’d be living in a boring, perfect world if everybody wished everybody else well.” Jennifer Aniston quotes
Samuel Daniel
“Custom, that is before all law; Nature, that is above all art.” Samuel Daniel quotes
Mary Leakey
“The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools.” Mary Leakey quotes
Trump, Donald
If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big. Trump, Donald quotes
Rutte, Martin
You have to do it by yourself, and you can’t do it alone. Rutte, Martin quotes
Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Kate Wiggin
Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever fresh and radiant possibility. Discuss Kate Wiggin quotes
Luck is not chance, it is toil. Fortune is expensive smile is earned. -Dickinson, Emily
Luck is not chance, it is toil. Fortune is expensive smile is earned. -Dickinson, Emily
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing. -Plutarch
The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing. -Plutarch
Nothing is work unless you’d rather be doing something else. -Halas, George
Nothing is work unless you’d rather be doing something else. -Halas, George
Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life. -Rimbaud, Arthur
Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life. -Rimbaud, Arthur
"A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again." – Enid Bagnold
“A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.” – Enid Bagnold
Sitting Bull
“The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.” Sitting Bull quotes
Comment is free but facts are sacred. -Scott, Charles Prestwich
Comment is free but facts are sacred. -Scott, Charles Prestwich
To know how to dispense with things is to possess them. -Regnard, Jean Francois
To know how to dispense with things is to possess them. -Regnard, Jean Francois
Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. -Ruskin, John
Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. -Ruskin, John
"None of you can ever be proud enough of being the child of SUCH a Father who has not his equal in this world — so great, so good, so faultless. Try, all of you, to follow in his footsteps and don’t be discouraged, for to be really in everything like him none of you, I am sure, will ever be. Try, therefore, to be like him in some points, and you will have acquired a great deal." – Queen Victoria
“None of you can ever be proud enough of being the child of SUCH a Father who has not his equal in this world — …