"Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised." – Juvenal
“Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.” – Juvenal
Category: Quotes of the day
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. -Karen Kaiser Clark
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. -Karen Kaiser Clark
Frederick L Collins
“There are two types of people–those who come into a room and say, ‘Well, here I am!’ and those who come in and say, ‘Ah, …
Samuel McChord Crothers
“The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.” Samuel McChord Crothers quotes
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. -Benjamin Whichcote
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. -Benjamin Whichcote
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence — beginning with one’s own. -Henry Brooks Adams
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence — beginning with one’s own. -Henry Brooks Adams
Ability without honor is useless. -Marcus T. Cicero
Ability without honor is useless. -Marcus T. Cicero
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other -Edmund Burke
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other -Edmund Burke
Before marriage a man yearns for a woman. Afterward the y is silent. -W. A. Clarke
Before marriage a man yearns for a woman. Afterward the y is silent. -W. A. Clarke
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Goodnight sweet Prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest….-Claudia DeLioncourt" – Anne Rice
“Goodnight sweet Prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest….-Claudia DeLioncourt” – Anne Rice
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door. -Charles Dickens
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door. -Charles Dickens
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. -Benjamin Franklin
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. -Benjamin Franklin
All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. -Napoleon Hill
All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. -Napoleon Hill
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi
The eye is the jewel of the body. -Henry David Thoreau
The eye is the jewel of the body. -Henry David Thoreau
Douglas Coupland
“If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.” Douglas Coupland quotes
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. -R. M. Baumgardy
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. -R. M. Baumgardy
Michel De Certeau
One is a socialist because one used to be one, no longer going to demonstrations, attending meetings, sending in one’s dues, in short, without paying. …
Larry Speakes
I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest. Larry Speakes quotes
M. H. Alderson
If at first you don’t succeed; you are running about average. M. H. Alderson quotes
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it. -Lou Holtz
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it. -Lou Holtz
Life loves the liver of it. -Maya Angelou
Life loves the liver of it. -Maya Angelou
Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts. -Bhagavad Gita
Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts. -Bhagavad Gita
There is only one happiness in life — to love and to be loved. -George Sand
There is only one happiness in life — to love and to be loved. -George Sand
When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different. -George Santayana
When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different. -George Santayana
It’s sin and not poverty that makes men miserable. -Scottish Proverb
It’s sin and not poverty that makes men miserable. -Scottish Proverb
The way I see it, it doesn’t matter what you believe just so you’re sincere. -Charles M. Schulz
The way I see it, it doesn’t matter what you believe just so you’re sincere. -Charles M. Schulz
Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. -Dr. Joyce Brothers
Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. -Dr. Joyce Brothers
Evangelism is the spontaneous overflow of a glad and free heart in Jesus Christ. -Robert Munger
Evangelism is the spontaneous overflow of a glad and free heart in Jesus Christ. -Robert Munger
Sojourner Truth
Truth burns up error. Sojourner Truth quotes
Gael Boardman
You can’t aim a duck to death. Gael Boardman quotes
"He just threatened [the sister]. Apparently he told her he would kill her if she said anything. She was paralyzed and in shock for a couple of hours until she went in and talked with her dad. Then, her dad couldn’t believe it either. He cased the house and then realized it was true." – Tom Smart
“He just threatened . Apparently he told her he would kill her if she said anything. She was paralyzed and in shock for a couple …
Think not I am what I appear. -Lord Byron
Think not I am what I appear. -Lord Byron
"They are paralyzed because of the governmental apparatus _ they are not paralyzed because they are inactive." – Hassan Nafaa
“They are paralyzed because of the governmental apparatus _ they are not paralyzed because they are inactive.” – Hassan Nafaa
"My life was paralyzed. I work in a white-collar world, and we are not used to bombs … We were afraid to go to sleep at night." – William Higgins
“My life was paralyzed. I work in a white-collar world, and we are not used to bombs … We were afraid to go to sleep …
There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament. -Henry Van Dyke
There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament. -Henry Van Dyke
"Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood." – General George S. Patton
“Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is …
"Do not become paralyzed and enchained by the set patterns which have been woven of old. No, build from your own youthful feeling, your own groping thought and your own flowering perception." – Lotte Lehmann
“Do not become paralyzed and enchained by the set patterns which have been woven of old. No, build from your own youthful feeling, your own …
A lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on. -James Watt
A lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on. -James Watt