Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue. -Dahlberg, Edward
Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue. -Dahlberg, Edward
Category: Quotes of the day
It’s better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one. -Geneen, Harold S.
It’s better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one. -Geneen, Harold S.
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil. -Proverb, French
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil. -Proverb, French
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
“A man’s respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.” Adam Clayton Powell Jr. quotes
Ludwig Wittgenstein
“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.” Ludwig Wittgenstein quotes
Chester Bowles
“Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.” Chester Bowles quotes
He who puts up with insult invites injury. -Proverb, Jewish
He who puts up with insult invites injury. -Proverb, Jewish
Rudyard Kipling
“Heaven grant us patience with a man in love.” Rudyard Kipling quotes
Oh, duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself. -Wilde, Oscar
Oh, duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself. -Wilde, Oscar
Erna Bombeck
“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.” Erna Bombeck quotes
Chinese Curse
“May you always live in interesting times.” Chinese Curse quotes
Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Steinbeck, John
The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty. Steinbeck, John quotes
Lindsay, Vachel
To live in mankind is far more than to live in a name. Lindsay, Vachel quotes
Budgell, Eustace
Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another. – Budgell, Eustace quotes
Allen, Brandt
Control over computing belongs with users. Allen, Brandt quotes
Barney, Natalie Clifford
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. Barney, Natalie Clifford quotes
It is unfair to believe everything we hear about lawyers, some of it might not be true. -Lieberman, Gerald F.
It is unfair to believe everything we hear about lawyers, some of it might not be true. -Lieberman, Gerald F.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act. -Shakespeare, William
Few love to hear the sins they love to act. -Shakespeare, William
A gentlemen is one who never strikes a woman without provocation. -Mencken, H. L.
A gentlemen is one who never strikes a woman without provocation. -Mencken, H. L.
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good. -Ovid
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good. -Ovid
Herbert Read
“Art is pattern informed by sensibility.” Herbert Read quotes
To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything. -Einstein, Albert
To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything. -Einstein, Albert
Kalidasa
“Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow is only a vision …
Variety is the soul of pleasure. -Behn, Aphra
Variety is the soul of pleasure. -Behn, Aphra
Chase, Ilka
America’s best buy is a telephone call to the right man. Chase, Ilka quotes
Liberation is not deliverance. -Hugo, Victor
Liberation is not deliverance. -Hugo, Victor
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember. -Seneca
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember. -Seneca
Doubt
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. – Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Capitalism
Capitalism is at its liberating best in a noncapitalist environment. The crypto-businessman is the true revolutionary in a Communist country. – Hoffer, Eric
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. -Murdoch, Iris
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. -Murdoch, Iris
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance. -Petrarch, Francesco
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance. -Petrarch, Francesco
John Bartlett
“I have gathered a posie of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own.” John Bartlett quotes
William Makepeace Thackeray
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” William Makepeace Thackeray quotes
The fewer the words, the better the prayer. -Luther, Martin
The fewer the words, the better the prayer. -Luther, Martin
No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. -Aristotle
No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. -Aristotle
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. -Cicero, Marcus T.
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close. -Frost, Robert
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close. -Frost, Robert
After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how she might have been saved. -Proverb, Italian
After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how she might have been saved. -Proverb, Italian
Cynthia Ozick
“Nothing is so awesomely unfamiliar as the familiar that discloses itself at the end of a journey.” Cynthia Ozick quotes