"The longest road out is the shortest road home" – Irish Sayings
“The longest road out is the shortest road home” – Irish Sayings
Category: Quotes of the day
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. -Mencken, H. L.
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. -Mencken, H. L.
"The professors laugh at themselves, they laugh at life; they long ago abjured the bitch-goddess Success, and the best of them will fight for his scholastic ideals with a courage and persistence that would shame a soldier. The professor is not afraid of words like truth; in fact he is not afraid of words at all." – Catherine Drinker Bowen
“The professors laugh at themselves, they laugh at life; they long ago abjured the bitch-goddess Success, and the best of them will fight for his …
"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." – Martin Luther
“Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” – Martin Luther
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
"Sure, the lion is king of the jungle<br/>but airdrop him into Antarctica,<br/>& he’s just a penguin’s bitch" – Dennis Miller
“Sure, the lion is king of the junglebut airdrop him into Antarctica,& he’s just a penguin’s bitch” – Dennis Miller
"When you let go of something good, prepare to grasp something better." – Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“When you let go of something good, prepare to grasp something better.” – Dedrick D. L. Pitter
Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament. -Santayana, George
Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament. -Santayana, George
"I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door." – William Cowper
“I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.” …
It is useless to send armies against ideas. -Brandes, George
It is useless to send armies against ideas. -Brandes, George
"Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination." – Roy Goodman
“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” – Roy Goodman
"Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?" – Rita Rudner
“Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?” – …
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. -Shaw, George Bernard
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. -Shaw, George Bernard
"Most pitchers are too smart to manage." – Jim Palmer
“Most pitchers are too smart to manage.” – Jim Palmer
"A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast." – Friedrich von Schiller
“A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.” – Friedrich von Schiller
Michael Pritchard
“No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the …
Sir Richard Francis Burton
“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.” Sir Richard Francis Burton quotes
"I just stayed in a better stance. He hit four low singles (Wednesday) and I couldn’t get away from him." – Chad Biddle
“I just stayed in a better stance. He hit four low singles (Wednesday) and I couldn’t get away from him.” – Chad Biddle
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out. -Burke, Michael
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out. -Burke, Michael
"Four of our stations ran out of at least one grade of gas (on Wednesday) before we could get them supplied again. You can only respond so quickly." – Jonathan Edwards
“Four of our stations ran out of at least one grade of gas (on Wednesday) before we could get them supplied again. You can only …
"I hope this isn’t the last time we celebrate the anniversary of Roe." – Daniel Kessler
“I hope this isn’t the last time we celebrate the anniversary of Roe.” – Daniel Kessler
"I talk marriage; they talk weddings!" – Robert Farrar Capon
“I talk marriage; they talk weddings!” – Robert Farrar Capon
Hall, Milton
Your ability to learn depends partly on your ability to relinquish what you’ve held. Hall, Milton quotes
Armstrong, Robert
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. Armstrong, Robert quotes
Khrushchev, Nikita
When you are skinning your customers you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again. Khrushchev, Nikita quotes
Dix, Dorothy
In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do. Dix, …
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time. -Wanamaker, John
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time. -Wanamaker, John
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. -Maclennan, Hugh
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. -Maclennan, Hugh
"I’m expecting I’ll have at least 75 guys selling. I probably got 40 phone calls (Wednesday) about this." – Butch Behn
“I’m expecting I’ll have at least 75 guys selling. I probably got 40 phone calls (Wednesday) about this.” – Butch Behn
Promotion
When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing. – Wilson, Woodrow T.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. -Kennedy, John F.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. -Kennedy, John F.
Hate and anger is fear born without spirtual intervention…. -Blum, Donald
Hate and anger is fear born without spirtual intervention…. -Blum, Donald
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. -Proverb, Chinese
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. -Proverb, Chinese
"One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences." – O. A. Battista
“One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences.” – O. A. Battista
You are born modern, you do not become so. -Baudrillard, Jean
You are born modern, you do not become so. -Baudrillard, Jean
Joseph Brodsky
“Life — the way it really is — is a battle not between bad and good but between bad and worse.” Joseph Brodsky quotes
A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500. -Brewster, Benjamin
A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500. -Brewster, Benjamin
"There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly." – Antisthenes
“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who …
I don’t mind how much my ministers talk — as long as they do what I say. -Thatcher, Margaret
I don’t mind how much my ministers talk — as long as they do what I say. -Thatcher, Margaret
"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen." – Paulo Coelho
“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.” – Paulo Coelho