Category: Quotes of the day

Universe

The universe is one of God’s thoughts. – Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

Amos Bronson Alcott

“Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression.” Amos Bronson Alcott quotes

Arnold Palmer

“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.” Arnold Palmer quotes

The Book of the Dead

“Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, without guilt, without evil, without …

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike. …

Smiles, Samuel

The duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbors. Smiles, Samuel quotes

West, Rebecca

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. West, Rebecca quotes

Koran, The

The heavens and the earth and all that is between them, do you think they were created in jest? Koran, The quotes

Heller, Elizabeth

Being pretty on the inside means you don’t hit your brother and you eat all your peas — that’s what my grandma taught me. Heller, …

Masses

The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual. …

Walton, Bill

No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there. Walton, Bill quotes

Henry IV

I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday. Henry IV …

Friedrich Engels

“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.” Friedrich Engels quotes

James Fenimore Cooper

Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is …

Syrus, Publilius

Fortune is like glass–the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. Syrus, Publilius quotes

Burns, John

The Thames is liquid history. Burns, John quotes

Keble, John

We cannot pass our guardian angel’s bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs. Keble, John quotes

Irony

Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. – Hugo, Victor