They do injury to the good who spares the bad. -Syrus, Publilius
They do injury to the good who spares the bad. -Syrus, Publilius
Category: Quotes of the day
After all, the chief business of the American people is business. -Coolidge, Calvin
After all, the chief business of the American people is business. -Coolidge, Calvin
Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig
"If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys." – James Goldsmith
“If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” – James Goldsmith
"In our society any man who doesn’t cry at his mother’s funeral is liable to be condemned to death" – Albert Camus
“In our society any man who doesn’t cry at his mother’s funeral is liable to be condemned to death” – Albert Camus
Man shapes himself through decision that shape his environment. -Dubos, Rene
Man shapes himself through decision that shape his environment. -Dubos, Rene
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. -Franklin, Benjamin
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. -Franklin, Benjamin
"When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its womankind" – George Bernard Shaw
“When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its womankind” – George Bernard Shaw
"The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military service." – Albert Einstein
“The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military service.” – Albert Einstein
In a very ugly and sensible age, the arts borrow, not from life, but from each other. -Wilde, Oscar
In a very ugly and sensible age, the arts borrow, not from life, but from each other. -Wilde, Oscar
"We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient." – Golda Meir
“We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.” – Golda Meir
Marion Wink
“You can make those promises with just as much passion the second time around. Such is the regenerative power of the human heart.” Marion Wink …
"Some people unable to go to school were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors." – Maya Angelou
“Some people unable to go to school were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors.” – Maya Angelou
Eisner, Michael
If it’s not growing, it’s going to die. Eisner, Michael quotes
Lippmann, Walter
Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will fail. Lippmann, Walter quotes
"I have been here over 20 years, and every year we get calls about fireworks. We will go out and issue citations and confiscate fireworks." – Carl Duke
“I have been here over 20 years, and every year we get calls about fireworks. We will go out and issue citations and confiscate fireworks.” …
William Baker
“In a general way, we try to anticipate some of your questions so that I can respond no comment with some degree of knowledge.” William …
"These are very desperate conditions that we’re in now. These are the wrong conditions for the use of fireworks of any kind under any circumstances." – Gary Young
“These are very desperate conditions that we’re in now. These are the wrong conditions for the use of fireworks of any kind under any circumstances.” …
No one ever was a great poet, that applied himself much to anything else. -Temple, Sir William
No one ever was a great poet, that applied himself much to anything else. -Temple, Sir William
"We are definitely going to be concentrating on fireworks some more." – Carl Duke
“We are definitely going to be concentrating on fireworks some more.” – Carl Duke
"Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general." – Barbara W. Tuchman
“Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general.” – Barbara W. Tuchman
A politician will do anything to keep his job, even become a patriot. -Hearst, William Randolph
A politician will do anything to keep his job, even become a patriot. -Hearst, William Randolph
"You know how some kids like to set off fireworks? This was kind of his hobby." – Crystal Candy
“You know how some kids like to set off fireworks? This was kind of his hobby.” – Crystal Candy
"Anytime there’s a celebration, the fireworks and things like that. The first New Year’s I was back, I slept in my closet. So that would pretty much be the low end of things." – Eric Mongan
“Anytime there’s a celebration, the fireworks and things like that. The first New Year’s I was back, I slept in my closet. So that would …
Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth. -Disraeli, Benjamin
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." – Martin Luther King Jr.
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” – …
"If you can see the skyline of Indianapolis, you can enjoy our fireworks in your backyard." – John Kinman
“If you can see the skyline of Indianapolis, you can enjoy our fireworks in your backyard.” – John Kinman
"A lot of people aren’t even sure which fireworks they’ve bought out there are illegal to use." – Dan Guice
“A lot of people aren’t even sure which fireworks they’ve bought out there are illegal to use.” – Dan Guice
Luck is being ready for the chance. -Doble, J. Frank
Luck is being ready for the chance. -Doble, J. Frank
"There were plenty of fireworks on the pitch, but the only flares on display were those on Nigel’s suit." – Iain Dowie
“There were plenty of fireworks on the pitch, but the only flares on display were those on Nigel’s suit.” – Iain Dowie
"It was just one tremendous explosion. Just, boom! Nothing like you’ve ever heard. I’ve been to the fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s like standing right next to the barge (used to set off fireworks displays). It’s a major tragedy. I can’t believe this." – David Owens
“It was just one tremendous explosion. Just, boom! Nothing like you’ve ever heard. I’ve been to the fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s like …
"This is a fight I’m taking very seriously and there’s going to be fireworks on March 4, … I’m going over there to do my thing. I won’t be denied." – Jeff Lacy
“This is a fight I’m taking very seriously and there’s going to be fireworks on March 4, … I’m going over there to do my …
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own. -De Delloy
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own. -De Delloy
The will to do, the soul to dare. -Scott, Sir Walter
The will to do, the soul to dare. -Scott, Sir Walter
"Fireworks are always going to be a negative. There are public risks." – Eric Dietz
“Fireworks are always going to be a negative. There are public risks.” – Eric Dietz
All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness. -Williams, Tennessee
All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness. -Williams, Tennessee
Derek Sivers
“I love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn’t even know we had …
"It was like they scheduled the fireworks and everybody came and suddenly they were canceled." – Thomas Goldstein
“It was like they scheduled the fireworks and everybody came and suddenly they were canceled.” – Thomas Goldstein
Edwards, Tryon
He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today. Edwards, Tryon quotes
Beaux, Gilberte
Character is more important than intelligence for success. Beaux, Gilberte quotes