Life is too short to learn German. -Porson, R.
Life is too short to learn German. -Porson, R.
Category: Quotes of the day
Kovacs
Television — a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done. Kovacs quotes
Fonteyn, Dame Margot
Take your work seriously, but never yourself. Fonteyn, Dame Margot quotes
Times change, and we change with them. -Harrison, William
Times change, and we change with them. -Harrison, William
For God’s sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself! -Stevenson, Robert Louis
For God’s sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself! -Stevenson, Robert Louis
Safety
I suppose that’s a common conceit, that you’ve already been so damaged that damage itself, in its totality, make you safe. – Shriver, Lionel
My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. -Kelland, Clarence Buddinton
My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. -Kelland, Clarence Buddinton
"Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return." – Peace Pilgrim
“Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.” – Peace Pilgrim
The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice. -Horace
The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice. -Horace
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. -Proverb, Chinese
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. -Proverb, Chinese
Laws are subordinate to custom. -Plautus, Titus Maccius
Laws are subordinate to custom. -Plautus, Titus Maccius
Mothers
Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up. – Paglia, …
Diligence
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor. – Menander of Athens
Anniversaries
Let us love nobly, and live, and add again years and years unto years, till we attain to write threescore: this is the second of …
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30. -Frost, Robert
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30. -Frost, Robert
Strange, Curtis
We all choke. You’re not human if you haven t. Strange, Curtis quotes
All things come from above. -Motto
All things come from above. -Motto
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages. -Beecher, Henry Ward
I think therefore I am. -Descartes, Rene
I think therefore I am. -Descartes, Rene
To buy happiness is to sell soul. -Horton, Doug
To buy happiness is to sell soul. -Horton, Doug
"In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged." – Hans Nouwens
“In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.” – Hans Nouwens
Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction. -Bernstein, Al
Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction. -Bernstein, Al
Confidence awakens confidence. -Sachsen, Friedrich Von
Confidence awakens confidence. -Sachsen, Friedrich Von
There is only one way to come into this world; there are too many ways to leave it. -Harington, Donald
There is only one way to come into this world; there are too many ways to leave it. -Harington, Donald
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement." – Golda Meir
“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning …
A hero is someone we can admire without apology. -Kelley, Kitty
A hero is someone we can admire without apology. -Kelley, Kitty
Man that is of woman born is apt to be as vain has his mother. -Frost, Robert
Man that is of woman born is apt to be as vain has his mother. -Frost, Robert
If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. -Shakespeare, William
If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. -Shakespeare, William
In a broken nest there are few whole eggs. -Proverb, Chinese
In a broken nest there are few whole eggs. -Proverb, Chinese
When the rich wage war it is the poor who die. -Sartre, Jean-Paul
When the rich wage war it is the poor who die. -Sartre, Jean-Paul
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. -Dryden, John
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. -Dryden, John
Daily Quote – Earl Nightingale
We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light. Earl Nightingale quotes
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it. -Howe, Edgar Watson
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it. -Howe, Edgar Watson
An idea discovered is much better possessed. -Young
An idea discovered is much better possessed. -Young
Friedsam, Michael
Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it. Friedsam, Michael quotes
Adler, Fred
Happiness is a positive cash flow. Adler, Fred quotes
Schucman, Helen
When the wish for peace is genuine, the means for finding it is giving in a form each mind that seeks for it in honesty …
A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke. -Eastman, Max
A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke. -Eastman, Max
My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. -Sitwell, Dame Edith
My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. -Sitwell, Dame Edith