Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover. -Edmund Burke
Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover. -Edmund Burke
Category: Quotes of the day
As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. -Sir Richard Burton
As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. -Sir Richard Burton
One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it. -Sidney Howard
One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it. -Sidney Howard
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible. -Traditional Saying
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible. -Traditional Saying
I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend. -Abraham Lincoln
I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend. -Abraham Lincoln
One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive. -Friedrich Nietzsche
One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive. -Friedrich Nietzsche
For he who lives more lives than one: More deaths than one must die. -Oscar Wilde
For he who lives more lives than one: More deaths than one must die. -Oscar Wilde
John Macnaughton
Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself. John Macnaughton quotes
Adelaide Crapsey
These be three silent things: The Falling snow… the hour before the dawn… the mouth of one just dead. Adelaide Crapsey quotes
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -Les Brown
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -Les Brown
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid. -Dorothea Brande
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid. -Dorothea Brande
A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees the further of the two. -George Herbert
A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees the further of the two. -George Herbert
Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous. -Mark Caine
Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous. -Mark Caine
Hope and fear are inseparable. -Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Hope and fear are inseparable. -Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Lucy Ellman
Writing a novel without being asked seems a bit like having a baby when you have nowhere to live. Lucy Ellman quotes
Oliver Sacks
There is, of course, an ordinary medicine, an everyday medicine, humdrum, prosaic, a medicine for stubbed toes, quinsies, bunions and boils; but all of us …
I will go anywhere, provided it be forward. -David Livingstone
I will go anywhere, provided it be forward. -David Livingstone
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly. -Miguel De Cervantes
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly. -Miguel De Cervantes
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. -Josh Billings
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. -Josh Billings
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good. -Seneca
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good. -Seneca
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone. -Charles De Gaulle
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone. -Charles De Gaulle
God is at home, it’s we who have gone out for a walk. -Meister Eckhart
God is at home, it’s we who have gone out for a walk. -Meister Eckhart
"Software is a type of seduction, it’s addictive, it’s better when it’s free." – Rupam Das
“Software is a type of seduction, it’s addictive, it’s better when it’s free.” – Rupam Das
What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful. -Sappho
What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful. -Sappho
John Bright
If this phrase of the balance of power is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and …
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
If I love you, what business is it of yours? -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
If I love you, what business is it of yours? -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works. -Louise L. Hay
If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works. -Louise L. Hay
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. -Henry David Thoreau
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. -Henry David Thoreau
Eubie Blake
If I’d known I was gonna live this long. I’d have taken better care of myself. Eubie Blake quotes
Robert Montgomery
My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it. Robert Montgomery quotes
Joe Batten
Our value is the sum of our values. Joe Batten quotes
If your going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for in the morning, sleep late. -Henny Youngman
If your going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for in the morning, sleep late. -Henny Youngman
There is no duty we so much underrated as the duty of being happy. -Robert Louis Stevenson
There is no duty we so much underrated as the duty of being happy. -Robert Louis Stevenson
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. -Joseph Fort Newton
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. -Joseph Fort Newton
Robert Anson Heinlein
“Self awareness is NOT just a bunch of amino acids bumping together.” Robert Anson Heinlein quotes
It’s easy to say no! when there’s a deeper yes! burning inside. -Stephen R. Covey
It’s easy to say no! when there’s a deeper yes! burning inside. -Stephen R. Covey
Nature… She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature… She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alice Hoffman
“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.” Alice Hoffman quotes
Jonathan Winters
“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it!” Jonathan Winters quotes