Category: Quotes of the day

Fournier

Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch. Fournier quotes

Larson, Doug

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman. Larson, Doug quotes

Brewster, Benjamin

A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500. Brewster, Benjamin quotes

Derek Bethune

“Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” Derek Bethune quotes

Herold, Don

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people. Herold, Don quotes

Maugham, W. Somerset

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind. Maugham, W. Somerset quotes

Hull, Cordell

Never insult an alligator until you’ve crossed the river. Hull, Cordell quotes

Suicide

No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train. …

Mascaranhas, Maurice

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe? Mascaranhas, Maurice quotes

Svevo, Italo

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. Svevo, Italo quotes

Half, Robert

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea. Half, Robert quotes

Kirchenbaum

What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A stick! Kirchenbaum quotes

Marx, Groucho

My mother loved children — she would have given anything if I had been one. Marx, Groucho quotes

Cards

I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in life: it generates kindness, and consolidates society. – Johnson, …

Disappointments

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude. – Pope, Alexander

Alfred E. Wiggam

“A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time.” Alfred E. Wiggam quotes

Hegel, Georg

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value. Hegel, Georg quotes

Simmons, Charles

Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next. Simmons, Charles quotes

Jordan, Michael

I never thought a role model should be negative. Jordan, Michael quotes