Thucydides
“We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.” Thucydides quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
The market is a place set apart where men may deceive each other -Laertius, Diogenes
The market is a place set apart where men may deceive each other -Laertius, Diogenes
Proverb, Ethiopian
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. Proverb, Ethiopian quotes
Impossiblities recede as experience advances. -Unknown
Impossiblities recede as experience advances. -Unknown
A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me. -Lincoln, Abraham
A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me. -Lincoln, Abraham
It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions. -Proust, Marcel
It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions. -Proust, Marcel
You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed. -Rutherford, Samuel
You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed. -Rutherford, Samuel
Eureka! I’ve got it. -Archimedes
Eureka! I’ve got it. -Archimedes
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. -Bradstreet, Anne
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. -Bradstreet, Anne
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal. -Engels, Friedrich
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal. -Engels, Friedrich
Enrico Fermi
“It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge.” Enrico Fermi quotes
Pasteur, Louis
Where observation is concerned, chance favors only the prepared mind. Pasteur, Louis quotes
Pickens, T. Boone
Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours. Pickens, T. Boone quotes
Sperry, Roger
What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere. Sperry, Roger quotes
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding he sings. -Gardner, Edward
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding he sings. -Gardner, Edward
Kids need to think that somebody cares before they care what somebody thinks. -Unknown
Kids need to think that somebody cares before they care what somebody thinks. -Unknown
Bad people excuse their faults; wise people leave them. -Johnston, Ben
Bad people excuse their faults; wise people leave them. -Johnston, Ben
"Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn’t work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos." – Snoopy
“Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn’t work. …
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. -Confucius
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. -Confucius
"Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you feel, this must not happen again" – Elizabeth Bowen
“Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you feel, this must not happen again” – Elizabeth Bowen
Say Something, Do Something, Make nothing become something. Be Something. -Jvongard
Say Something, Do Something, Make nothing become something. Be Something. -Jvongard
When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out. -Bowen, Elizabeth
When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out. -Bowen, Elizabeth
"I think nostalgia takes over when we think about people we once loved, and we tend to pick out all of the good parts. I could very easily sit here and say I still think about the one that got away, but the truth of the matter is that he didn’t get away, he walked away…and I’m the girl he walked away from." – Joy Maniscalco
“I think nostalgia takes over when we think about people we once loved, and we tend to pick out all of the good parts. I …
Edna Buchanan
“True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.” Edna Buchanan quotes
Frank Scully
“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” Frank Scully quotes
African Proverb
“If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.” African Proverb quotes
Toast, Irish
In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but never in want. Toast, Irish quotes
Messier, Mark
The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself. Messier, Mark quotes
Wycherley, William
Your women of honor, as you call em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and ‘Tis scandal that they would avoid, not …
Stern, Bill
Our elections are free — it’s in the results where eventually we pay. Stern, Bill quotes
Pollard, Josephine
The wheel goes round and round, some are up and some are on the down, and still the wheel goes round. Pollard, Josephine quotes
Barron, Frank
The refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief. Barron, Frank quotes
Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones. -Rokeach, Shalom
Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones. -Rokeach, Shalom
"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it." – Paulo Coelho
“You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.” – Paulo Coelho
Hatreds are the cinders of affection. -Raleigh, Sir Walter
Hatreds are the cinders of affection. -Raleigh, Sir Walter
Every new idea is an impossibility until it is born. -Brown, Ron
Every new idea is an impossibility until it is born. -Brown, Ron
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. -Russell, Bill
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. -Russell, Bill
"We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the pieces." – Jill Pendley
“We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the pieces.” – Jill Pendley
If you haven’t got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. -Longworth, Alice Roosevelt
If you haven’t got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. -Longworth, Alice Roosevelt
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. -Burke, Edmund
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. -Burke, Edmund