E. M. Cioran
“Does our ferocity not derive from the fact that our instincts are all too interested in other people? If we attended more to ourselves and …
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If you wish to marry suitably, marry your equal. -Ovid
If you wish to marry suitably, marry your equal. -Ovid
"Is it so hard to discuss facts as they happened? It seems so, even though there are documents to back these realities, this "us and them" mentality continues to be propagated and perpetrated" – Helena Dalli
“Is it so hard to discuss facts as they happened? It seems so, even though there are documents to back these realities, this “us and …
The fear of death is worse than death. -Burton, Robert
The fear of death is worse than death. -Burton, Robert
Job
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you’re still a rat. – Tomlin, Lily
Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him. -Proverb
Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him. -Proverb
Danish Proverb: It is a bad hand that refuses …
It is a bad hand that refuses to guard the head. Danish Proverb Proverb Link: It is a bad hand that refuses …See More: Danish …
Ethiopian Proverb: If relatives help each other, …
If relatives help each other, what harm can be done to them? Ethiopian Proverb Proverb Link: If relatives help each other, …See More: Ethiopian Proverbs …
Scottish Proverb: If I had a dog as daft, …
If I had a dog as daft, I would shoot him. Scottish Proverb Proverb Link: If I had a dog as daft, …See More: Scottish …
Some men go through a forest and see no firewood. -Proverb, English
Some men go through a forest and see no firewood. -Proverb, English
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education. -Russell, Bertrand
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education. -Russell, Bertrand
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. -Arendt, Hannah
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. -Arendt, Hannah
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. -Katz, Ellie
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. -Katz, Ellie
Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you. -Haug
Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you. -Haug
"This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith." – Lyndon B. Johnson
“This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall …
Mason, John L.
While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize. Mason, John L. quotes
Hardy, Thomas
Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. Hardy, Thomas quotes
Nkomo, Joshua
All I’m trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet. Nkomo, Joshua quotes
Bain, Alexander
Instinct is untaught ability. Bain, Alexander quotes
William Seward Burroughs
“So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can’t fake quality …
It cannot be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labor. -Eliot, T. S.
It cannot be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labor. -Eliot, T. S.
"We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character" – Henry David Thoreau
“We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character” – Henry David Thoreau
"It’s part of tradition to have fireworks for July Fourth and New Year’s, so it’s just really difficult to get people to stop using fireworks." – Randy Jenkins
“It’s part of tradition to have fireworks for July Fourth and New Year’s, so it’s just really difficult to get people to stop using fireworks.” …
"We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls." – Robert J. McCracken
“We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for …
There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. -Shakespeare, William
There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. -Shakespeare, William
Hollywood
Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you will find the real tinsel underneath. – Levant, Oscar
A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world. -Buscaglia, Leo
A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world. -Buscaglia, Leo
Work is man’s most natural form of relaxation. -Runes, Dagobert D.
Work is man’s most natural form of relaxation. -Runes, Dagobert D.
"July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so." – Mark Twain
“July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, …
I cannot imaging anyone looking at the sky and denying God. -Lincoln, Abraham
I cannot imaging anyone looking at the sky and denying God. -Lincoln, Abraham
"Building a better you is the first step to building a better America" – Zig Ziglar
“Building a better you is the first step to building a better America” – Zig Ziglar
You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. -Cole, Edwin Louis
You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. -Cole, Edwin Louis
Mario Andretti
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough” Mario Andretti quotes
R. Stevens
“Don’t get yourself arrested and make your day worse! If you need to vent, just smash something that’s already broken! You can’t get in trouble …
"Music is the Voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows" – Napoleon Bonaparte
“Music is the Voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows” – Napoleon Bonaparte
Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon. -Rowan, Carl
Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon. -Rowan, Carl
Child, Julia
Life itself is the proper binge. Child, Julia quotes
Solanis, Valerie
To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he’s a machine, a walking dildo. Solanis, Valerie quotes
"It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism." – J. Horace McFarland
“It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism.” – J. Horace McFarland
"We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees" – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees” – …