Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Category: Quotes of the day
Yet what are all such gaieties to me whose thoughts are full of indices and surds? -Carroll, Lewis
Yet what are all such gaieties to me whose thoughts are full of indices and surds? -Carroll, Lewis
The world is truly beautiful solely in the eyes of a true philosopher. -Joshi, Kedar
The world is truly beautiful solely in the eyes of a true philosopher. -Joshi, Kedar
Tradition
A precedent embalms a principle. – Disraeli, Benjamin
Often it is just lack of imagination that keeps a man from suffering very much. -Proust, Marcel
Often it is just lack of imagination that keeps a man from suffering very much. -Proust, Marcel
You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, That is God. -Luther, Martin
You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, That is God. -Luther, Martin
"Those who claim I hate Jews must explain why I bow to Carl Sagan & Christopher Hitchens. What I hate is incomprehensible greed and what I begrudge is each breath? a sociopath takes." – Bobby W. Miller
“Those who claim I hate Jews must explain why I bow to Carl Sagan & Christopher Hitchens. What I hate is incomprehensible greed and what …
Paul, Jean
The timid are afraid before the danger, the cowardly while in danger, and the courageous after danger. Paul, Jean quotes
If the fans don’t come out to the ball park, you can’t stop them . -Berra, Yogi
If the fans don’t come out to the ball park, you can’t stop them . -Berra, Yogi
The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but safety is of the Lord. -Bible
The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but safety is of the Lord. -Bible
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion. -Proverb, Arabian
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion. -Proverb, Arabian
I think the harder you work, the more luck you have. -Thomas, David
I think the harder you work, the more luck you have. -Thomas, David
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person -Horace
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person -Horace
Words are tools which automatically carve concepts out of experience. -Huxley, Julian S.
Words are tools which automatically carve concepts out of experience. -Huxley, Julian S.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. -Bierce, Ambrose
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. -Bierce, Ambrose
To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin. -Byron, Lord
To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin. -Byron, Lord
Leo Kennedy
“The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time.” Leo Kennedy quotes
Failure has no friends. -Kennedy, John F.
Failure has no friends. -Kennedy, John F.
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest. -Syrus, Publilius
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest. -Syrus, Publilius
I believe in democracy, because it releases the energies of every human being. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
I believe in democracy, because it releases the energies of every human being. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
You can’t fatten the pig on market day. -Howard, John
You can’t fatten the pig on market day. -Howard, John
Nothing astonishes people so much as common sense and plain dealing. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Nothing astonishes people so much as common sense and plain dealing. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Voice
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. – Bruyere, Jean De La
Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. -Ballou, Hosea
Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. -Ballou, Hosea
Barchetti, Katherine
Make a customer, not a sale. Barchetti, Katherine quotes
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make. -Johnson, Alva
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make. -Johnson, Alva
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea. -Conrad, Joseph
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea. -Conrad, Joseph
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity. -Brown Jr., H. Jackson
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity. -Brown Jr., H. Jackson
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. -Saint-Exupery, Antoine De
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. -Saint-Exupery, Antoine De
"a good friend is a connection to life- a tie to the past,a road to the future,the key to sanity in a totally insane world" – Lois Wyse
“a good friend is a connection to life- a tie to the past,a road to the future,the key to sanity in a totally insane world” …
Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
Progress is the stride of God. -Hugo, Victor
Progress is the stride of God. -Hugo, Victor
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. -Hopper, Admiral Grace
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. -Hopper, Admiral Grace
Wolfgang Pauli
“This isn’t right. This isn’t even wrong.” Wolfgang Pauli quotes
Margaret Lee Runbeck
“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” Margaret Lee Runbeck quotes
Dhammapada
Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but …
"I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married." – Elizabeth I
“I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.” – Elizabeth I
"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver." – Ayn Rand
“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” – Ayn Rand
A critic is a legless man who teaches running. -Pollock, Channing
A critic is a legless man who teaches running. -Pollock, Channing
"In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word" – Walt Whitman
“In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word” – Walt Whitman