The Woman-Soul leadeth us upward and on! -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
The Woman-Soul leadeth us upward and on! -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Category: Quotes of the day
Helvetius, Claude A.
Truth is a torch that shines through the fog without dispelling it. Helvetius, Claude A. quotes
Gurney, Robert
Washington is a city of people doing badly what should not be done at all. Gurney, Robert quotes
Munro, J. Richard
It first appeared like a crazy idea. It turned out he had a great idea. Munro, J. Richard quotes
"We’re tired, but still, no regrets. After this, we go home and we wait for Easter." – Claire Vibert
“We’re tired, but still, no regrets. After this, we go home and we wait for Easter.” – Claire Vibert
Eugene Kennedy
“The real test of friendship is: Can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy together those moments of life that are …
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe. -Mencken, H. L.
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe. -Mencken, H. L.
"Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless." – Charles M. Crowe
“Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless.” – Charles M. Crowe
"The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise." – Carl Knudsen
“The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise.” – Carl Knudsen
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. -Nash, Ogden
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. -Nash, Ogden
"Clearly, it would be difficult to survive a crucifixion." – Michael Baigent
“Clearly, it would be difficult to survive a crucifixion.” – Michael Baigent
"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song." – Pope John Paul II
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” – Pope John Paul II
The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer" – Douglas Horton
“On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer” – Douglas Horton
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain. -Warner, Marina
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain. -Warner, Marina
"Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness." – Floyd W. Tomkins
“Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness.” – Floyd W. Tomkins
"It is the hour to rend thy chains, the blossom time of souls." – Katharine Lee Bates
“It is the hour to rend thy chains, the blossom time of souls.” – Katharine Lee Bates
Avoid shame but do not seek glory –nothing so expensive as glory. -Smith, Sydney
Avoid shame but do not seek glory –nothing so expensive as glory. -Smith, Sydney
When you’re finished changing, you’re finished. -Franklin, Benjamin
When you’re finished changing, you’re finished. -Franklin, Benjamin
"Christ the Lord is risen to-day," Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply." – Charles Wesley
“Christ the Lord is risen to-day,” Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.” – …
"Awake, thou wintry earth – Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness!" – Thomas Blackburn
“Awake, thou wintry earth – Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness!” – Thomas Blackburn
"Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise." ~Phillips Brooks" – Phillips Brooks
“Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, “Christ is …
Glasgow, Ellen
No life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by the way you take it. Glasgow, Ellen quotes
Panin, Nikita Ivanovich
Two men please God — who serves Him with all his heart because he knows Him; who seeks Him with all his heart because he …
"The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice" – Henry Knox Sherrill
“The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter …
Money is flat and meant to be piled up. -Proverb, Scottish
Money is flat and meant to be piled up. -Proverb, Scottish
"The return makes one love the farewell" – Alfred De Musset
“The return makes one love the farewell” – Alfred De Musset
"For I remember it is Easter morn, And life and love and peace are all new born." – Alice Freeman Palmer
“For I remember it is Easter morn, And life and love and peace are all new born.” – Alice Freeman Palmer
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished. -Bentham, Jeremy
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished. -Bentham, Jeremy
"Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals." – Charles M. Crowe
“Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals.” – Charles M. Crowe
Character development is the aim of education. -O’Shea
Character development is the aim of education. -O’Shea
We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier. -Landor, Walter Savage
We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier. -Landor, Walter Savage
If a politician isn’t doing it to his wife , then he’s doing it to his country. -Grant, Amy
If a politician isn’t doing it to his wife , then he’s doing it to his country. -Grant, Amy
Manners are not idle, but the fruit. Of loyal nature and of noble mind. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
Manners are not idle, but the fruit. Of loyal nature and of noble mind. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
"I think of the garden after the rain; And hope to my heart comes singing, At morn the cherry-blooms will be white, And the Easter bells be ringing!" – Edna Dean Proctor
“I think of the garden after the rain; And hope to my heart comes singing, At morn the cherry-blooms will be white, And the Easter …
ridicule
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. – Jefferson, Thomas
pessimism
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the …
Flaubert, Gustave
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. Flaubert, Gustave quotes
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t. -Watson, Lyall
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t. -Watson, Lyall
Divorce is the sacrament of adultery. -Proverb, French
Divorce is the sacrament of adultery. -Proverb, French