A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera. -Davies, Robertson
A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera. -Davies, Robertson
Category: Quotes of the day
"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." – Norman Vincent Peale
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – …
None loves the messenger who brings bad news. -Sophocles
None loves the messenger who brings bad news. -Sophocles
Authority
No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority. – Reichenbach, Hans
Stupidity
Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning. – Kraus, Karl
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. -Martial, Marcus Valerius
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. -Martial, Marcus Valerius
Childhood is the sleep of reason. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Childhood is the sleep of reason. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
"If they can’t swallow facts, let them eat fiction." – Rain Bojangles
“If they can’t swallow facts, let them eat fiction.” – Rain Bojangles
"I think that wherever your journey takes you, there are new gods waiting there, with divine patience – and laughter." – Susan M. Watkins
“I think that wherever your journey takes you, there are new gods waiting there, with divine patience – and laughter.” – Susan M. Watkins
You couldn’t tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation. -Cobb, Irvin S.
You couldn’t tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation. -Cobb, Irvin S.
"People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most." – Wayne Dyer
“People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.” – Wayne Dyer
"Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we’ve got" – William Feather
“Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we’ve got” – William Feather
Looking at yourself in a mirror isn’t exactly a study of life. -Bacall, Lauren
Looking at yourself in a mirror isn’t exactly a study of life. -Bacall, Lauren
"A lie has speed, but truth has endurance." – Edgar J. Mohn
“A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.” – Edgar J. Mohn
Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way down. -Mizner, Wilson
Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way down. -Mizner, Wilson
"The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself" – Andre Gide
“The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself” – Andre Gide
Just because we’re sisters under the skin doesn’t mean we’ve got much in common. -Carter, Angela
Just because we’re sisters under the skin doesn’t mean we’ve got much in common. -Carter, Angela
Bernard, Dorothy
Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Bernard, Dorothy quotes
Brooks, Phillips
Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this …
Bankhead, Tallulah
It’s one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work — the night watchman. Bankhead, …
Livingstone, David
All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book. Livingstone, David quotes
The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government. -Beecher, Henry Ward
The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government. -Beecher, Henry Ward
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. -Shakespeare, William
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. -Shakespeare, William
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment. -Herrick, Robert
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment. -Herrick, Robert
"Don’t judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins" – Indian Proverb
“Don’t judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins” – Indian Proverb
Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing. -Motto, Engineer’s
Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing. -Motto, Engineer’s
Don’t buy the house, buy the neighborhood. -Proverb, Russian
Don’t buy the house, buy the neighborhood. -Proverb, Russian
Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. -Dodge, Mary Mapes
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. -Dodge, Mary Mapes
Proverb, Sicilian
Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. Proverb, Sicilian quotes
Congreve, William
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Congreve, William quotes
Bioleau
Every fool finds a greater one to admire them. Bioleau quotes
Much learning does not teach understanding. -Heraclitus
Much learning does not teach understanding. -Heraclitus
The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion. -Baldwin, Stanley
The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion. -Baldwin, Stanley
Absence of proof is not proof of absence. -Cowper, William
Absence of proof is not proof of absence. -Cowper, William
I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans. -Macdonald, George
I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans. -Macdonald, George
To leave a sting within a brother’s heart. -Young, Edward
To leave a sting within a brother’s heart. -Young, Edward
Oh who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried -Byron, Lord
Oh who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried -Byron, Lord
You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception. -Cousin, Victor
You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception. -Cousin, Victor
"If you get down and quarrel everyday, you’re saying prayers to the devil, I say" – Bob Marley
“If you get down and quarrel everyday, you’re saying prayers to the devil, I say” – Bob Marley