Autonomy
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility. – Nkrumah, Kwame
Category: Quotes of the day
Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. -Rand, Ayn
Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. -Rand, Ayn
The man who has accomplished all that he thinks worthwhile has begun to die. -Trigg, E. T.
The man who has accomplished all that he thinks worthwhile has begun to die. -Trigg, E. T.
Don’t call me an icon. I’m just a mother trying to help. -Diana, Princess of Wales
Don’t call me an icon. I’m just a mother trying to help. -Diana, Princess of Wales
"Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, Bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Green fields waving , Mother of might, Mother free. Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease, Laughing low and sweet! Mother I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low! Mother, to thee I bow." – Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
“Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, Bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Green fields waving , Mother …
Infidelity
No lover, if he be of good faith, and sincere, will deny he would prefer to see his mistress dead than unfaithful. – Sade, Marquis …
In much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. -Bible
In much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. -Bible
Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get there. -Jackson, Bo
Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get there. -Jackson, Bo
"Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven’s next best gift, To that of life and an immortal soul!" – James Thomson
“Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven’s next best gift, To that of life and an immortal soul!” – James Thomson
Greening, Tom
All time management begins with planning. Greening, Tom quotes
Dangerfield, Rodney
I saved a girl from being attacked last night. I controlled myself. Dangerfield, Rodney quotes
Maria, Queen
Fashion exists for women with no taste, etiquette for people with no breeding. Maria, Queen quotes
Holz, Julie
The only way not to break a friendship is not to drop it. Holz, Julie quotes
Watson, Lilian Eichler
Happiness is not in having being; it is in doing. Watson, Lilian Eichler quotes
Dignity belongs to the conquered. -Burke, Kenneth
Dignity belongs to the conquered. -Burke, Kenneth
"Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again." – Rosa Parks
“Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over …
Expect victory and you make victory. -Bradley, Preston
Expect victory and you make victory. -Bradley, Preston
For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one. -Kipling, Rudyard
For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one. -Kipling, Rudyard
Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries. -Kent, Sister Corita
Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries. -Kent, Sister Corita
Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men’s heads. -Brackell, Fogg
Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men’s heads. -Brackell, Fogg
I see no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home. -Olsen, Kenneth
I see no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home. -Olsen, Kenneth
The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes. -Ross, Percy
The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes. -Ross, Percy
It is well to think well. It is divine to act well. -Mann, Horace
It is well to think well. It is divine to act well. -Mann, Horace
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt." – Charles M. Schulz
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schulz
Pavarotti, Luciano
You don’t need any brains to listen to music. Pavarotti, Luciano quotes
Mazzini, Giuseppe
Good council has no price. Mazzini, Giuseppe quotes
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." – Dolly Parton
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
"Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come." – Lucy Larcom
“Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come.” – Lucy Larcom
Hope is the dream of a waking man. -Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. -Aristotle
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. -Mencken, H. L.
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. -Mencken, H. L.
To fail to love is not to exist at all. -Doren, Mark Van
To fail to love is not to exist at all. -Doren, Mark Van
"William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect." – Benjamin Disraeli
“William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.” – Benjamin Disraeli
Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded. -Macaulay, J. C.
Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded. -Macaulay, J. C.
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
"Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself." – Oscar Wilde
“Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.” – Oscar Wilde
Claude Bernard
“We can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown.” Claude Bernard quotes
Battering the gates of heaven with the storms of prayer. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
Battering the gates of heaven with the storms of prayer. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
Chapman, John Jay
Politics is organized hatred, that is unity. Chapman, John Jay quotes
Sergeant Preston of The Yukon
The view only changes for the lead dog. Sergeant Preston of The Yukon quotes
Killy, Jean Claude
The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion. Killy, Jean Claude quotes