There is no more sovereign eloquence than the truth in indignation. -Hugo, Victor
There is no more sovereign eloquence than the truth in indignation. -Hugo, Victor
Category: Quotes of the day
Quinton, John
Premature development of the powers of both mind and body leads to an early grave. Quinton, John quotes
Laurie Jr., Joe
Magellan went around the world in 1521, which is not too many strokes when you consider the distance. Laurie Jr., Joe quotes
For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best. -Pope, Alexander
For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best. -Pope, Alexander
It is the weak and confused who worship the pseudosimplicities of brutal directness. -Mcluhan, Marshall
It is the weak and confused who worship the pseudosimplicities of brutal directness. -Mcluhan, Marshall
Solemnity
There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face. – Lichtenberg, Georg C.
Our true nationality is mankind. -Wells, H.G.
Our true nationality is mankind. -Wells, H.G.
Henri Bergson
“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” Henri Bergson quotes
One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. -Proverb, Chinese
One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. -Proverb, Chinese
A riot is the language of the unheard. -King Jr. Martin Luther
A riot is the language of the unheard. -King Jr. Martin Luther
Gene Brown
“Accept good advice gracefully–as long as it doesn’t interfere with what you intended to do in the first place.” Gene Brown quotes
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. -Einstein, Albert
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. -Einstein, Albert
Toffler, Alvin
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. Toffler, Alvin quotes
Ephron, Nora
What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don’t know. It is a great mystery to all of us. Ephron, Nora quotes
Melville, Herman
There is something wrong about the man who wants help. There is somewhere a deep defect, a want, in brief, a need, a crying need, …
Paley, William
God has been pleased to prescribe limits to his power and to work out his ends within these limits. Paley, William quotes
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books. -Colton, Charles Caleb
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books. -Colton, Charles Caleb
Men over forty are no judges of a book written in a new spirit. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Men over forty are no judges of a book written in a new spirit. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life. -Goldblum, Jeff
Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life. -Goldblum, Jeff
Success, remember is the reward of toil. -Sophocles
Success, remember is the reward of toil. -Sophocles
Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand? -Lindbergh, Charles A.
Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand? -Lindbergh, Charles A.
Nachman of Bratslav
“A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles.” Nachman of Bratslav quotes
To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
Ogilvy, David
The consumer isn’t a moron. She is your wife. Ogilvy, David quotes
Mizner, Addison
Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it. Mizner, Addison quotes
Powell, John Enoch
If my ship sails from sight, it doesn’t mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends. Powell, John Enoch quotes
Bird, Larry
I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it. Bird, Larry …
Browne, Sir Thomas
Though it be in the power of the weakest arm to take away life, it is not in the strongest to deprive us of death. …
Dante Alighieri
O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault! Dante Alighieri quotes
The real history of consciousness starts with one’s first lie. -Brodsky, Joseph
The real history of consciousness starts with one’s first lie. -Brodsky, Joseph
Success action is cumulative in its results. -Wattles, Wallace D.
Success action is cumulative in its results. -Wattles, Wallace D.
I shall always be a priest of love. -Lawrence, D. H.
I shall always be a priest of love. -Lawrence, D. H.
Arnold Lobel
“Books to the ceiling,/ Books to the sky,/ My pile of books is a mile high./ How I love them! How I need them!/ I’ll …
Paul Graham
“Nerds don’t just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity.” Paul …
Whoever named it necking is a poor judge of anatomy. -Marx, Groucho
Whoever named it necking is a poor judge of anatomy. -Marx, Groucho
Stephen Fry
“I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.” Stephen Fry quotes
If I didn’t start painting, I would have raised chickens. -Moses, Grandma
If I didn’t start painting, I would have raised chickens. -Moses, Grandma
Chris Bowyer
“Exaggeration follows desperation.” Chris Bowyer quotes
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing. -Mencken, H. L.
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing. -Mencken, H. L.
Everett, Douglas
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one …