the path of sorrow,and that path alone,leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown. -Cowper William
the path of sorrow,and that path alone,leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown. -Cowper William
Category: Quotes of the day
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. -Wilde, Oscar
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. -Wilde, Oscar
"Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers." – Voltaire
“Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.” – Voltaire
"I’m frustrated by what I hear. Maybe it’s not meant for me. Personally, I’m way too bright for a lot of the hip-hop lyrics to affect. I’m much too smart to think that jewelry or how cool I am is really going to change much about my personality. If you’re dumb enough that it entertains you, have a great time. But I am seeking more than that." – Tom Petty
“I’m frustrated by what I hear. Maybe it’s not meant for me. Personally, I’m way too bright for a lot of the hip-hop lyrics to …
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. -Proverb, Chinese
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. -Proverb, Chinese
Stewart, Rod
I wish I knew what I know now before. Stewart, Rod quotes
Rowse, A. L.
This filthy twentieth century. I hate its guts. Rowse, A. L. quotes
"The more one judges, the less one loves." – Honore de Balzac
“The more one judges, the less one loves.” – Honore de Balzac
In wildness is the preservation of the world. -Thoreau, Henry David
In wildness is the preservation of the world. -Thoreau, Henry David
"Hypocritical reader, my double, my brother!" – Charles Baudelaire
“Hypocritical reader, my double, my brother!” – Charles Baudelaire
"It’s the most precious thing…to know absolutely where you belong. There’s a whole emotional wrapping-around-of-you-here. You see the same rock, tree, road, clouds, sun – you develop a nice kind of intimacy with the world around you. To be intimate is to grow, to learn… [it] is absolutely fulfilling. Intimacy, that’s my magic word for why I live here." – Tessie Naranjo
“It’s the most precious thing…to know absolutely where you belong. There’s a whole emotional wrapping-around-of-you-here. You see the same rock, tree, road, clouds, sun – …
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness. -Hoffer, Eric
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness. -Hoffer, Eric
The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. -Hoffer, Eric
The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. -Hoffer, Eric
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. -Machiavelli, Niccolo
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. -Machiavelli, Niccolo
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other." – Frank Lloyd Wright
“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live …
The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. -Bacon, Francis
The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. -Bacon, Francis
"Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves" – Euripides
“Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves” – Euripides
No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you. -Hurston, Zora Neale
No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you. -Hurston, Zora Neale
"We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth." – Carl Gustav Jung
“We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.” – Carl …
Anthony, Susan B.
Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. Anthony, Susan B. quotes
Guerard, Albert
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt. Guerard, Albert quotes
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert
Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought. Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert quotes
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. -Carlyle, Thomas
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. -Carlyle, Thomas
Nature… is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest. -Baudelaire, Charles
Nature… is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest. -Baudelaire, Charles
Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. -Long, Lazarus
Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. -Long, Lazarus
He makes no friends who never made a foe. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
He makes no friends who never made a foe. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. -Hubbard, Elbert
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. -Hubbard, Elbert
"Necessity is the mother of "taking chances"" – Mark Twain
“Necessity is the mother of “taking chances”” – Mark Twain
He’s the type who makes mountains out of molehills and then sells climbing equipment. -Ball, Ivern
He’s the type who makes mountains out of molehills and then sells climbing equipment. -Ball, Ivern
"People need trouble — a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don’t mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy." – William Faulkner
“People need trouble — a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don’t mean you need to live in a …
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind. -Chambers, Robert
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind. -Chambers, Robert
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. -Caplan, Mortimer
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. -Caplan, Mortimer
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. -Disraeli, Benjamin
"Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few." – George Jean Nathan
“Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.” – George Jean Nathan
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day. -Thoreau, Henry David
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day. -Thoreau, Henry David
Fear God and you need not fear anyone else. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
Fear God and you need not fear anyone else. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
"I won’t belong to any organization that would have me as a member" – Groucho Marx
“I won’t belong to any organization that would have me as a member” – Groucho Marx
Frankly, I don’t mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is. -Kennedy, Edward
Frankly, I don’t mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is. -Kennedy, Edward
"Dignity belongs to the conquered" – Kenneth Burke
“Dignity belongs to the conquered” – Kenneth Burke