John N. Mitchell
“The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.” John N. Mitchell quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
Memory is the mother of all wisdom. -Aeschylus
Memory is the mother of all wisdom. -Aeschylus
Manilius
“We are always beginning to live, but are never living.” Manilius quotes
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Zeal
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. – Ballou, Hosea
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Einstein, Albert
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Einstein, Albert
To the query, What is a friend? his reply was A single soul dwelling in two bodies. -Aristotle
To the query, What is a friend? his reply was A single soul dwelling in two bodies. -Aristotle
Corruption
Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. – …
Creativity
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life. – Caesar, Julius
Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools. -Carlyle, Thomas
Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools. -Carlyle, Thomas
I love her too, but our neuroses just don’t match. -Miller, Arthur
I love her too, but our neuroses just don’t match. -Miller, Arthur
Bismarck, Otto Von
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. Bismarck, Otto Von quotes
Horton, Reiko
Don’t think, just do. Horton, Reiko quotes
Prudden, Bonnie
You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. Prudden, Bonnie quotes
Adlai E. Stevenson
“Nature is neutral.” Adlai E. Stevenson quotes
The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep. -Baudelaire, Charles
The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep. -Baudelaire, Charles
Roy Goodman
“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” Roy Goodman quotes
The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and mind. -Woolf, Virginia
The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and mind. -Woolf, Virginia
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight. -Plautus, Titus Maccius
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight. -Plautus, Titus Maccius
Whatever poet, orator, or sage may say of it, old age is still old age. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Whatever poet, orator, or sage may say of it, old age is still old age. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
The reign of imagagology begins where history ends. -Kundera, Milan
The reign of imagagology begins where history ends. -Kundera, Milan
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. -Da Vinci, Leonardo
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. -Da Vinci, Leonardo
Sidney, Sir Philip
The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity. Sidney, Sir Philip quotes
Sarraute, Nathalie
Television has lifted the manufacture of banality out of the sphere of handicraft and placed it in that of a major industry. Sarraute, Nathalie quotes
Schumpeter, Joseph A.
Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil. Schumpeter, Joseph A. quotes
Luther, Martin
Forgiveness is God’s command. Luther, Martin quotes
Mille, Agnes De
The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate. Mille, Agnes De quotes
Colby, Frank Moore
One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal. Colby, Frank Moore quotes
May, Rollo
Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness. May, Rollo quotes
Dylan, Bob
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants …
Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. -Balzac, Honore De
Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. -Balzac, Honore De
Boy George
“I like to say that I’m bisexual…when I want sex, I buy it.” Boy George quotes
The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food. -Connolly, Cyril
The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food. -Connolly, Cyril
The relation nurse/doctor is even more complex than the relation patient/doctor. -Kocher, Gerhard
The relation nurse/doctor is even more complex than the relation patient/doctor. -Kocher, Gerhard
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing. -Ovid
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing. -Ovid
Wise men learn many things from their enemies. -Aristophanes
Wise men learn many things from their enemies. -Aristophanes
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. -Franklin, Benjamin
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. -Franklin, Benjamin
Friedan, Betty
The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive. Friedan, Betty quotes
Bardot, Brigitte
It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be. Bardot, Brigitte quotes
Parker, Dorothy
Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.) Parker, Dorothy quotes