The Goddess Fortune is the devil’s servant, ready to kiss any one’s ass. -Blake, William
The Goddess Fortune is the devil’s servant, ready to kiss any one’s ass. -Blake, William
Category: Quotes of the day
Proverb, German
Rest breeds rust. Proverb, German quotes
Livy, Titus
Persevere in virtue and diligence. Livy, Titus quotes
Holtz, Lou
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity. Holtz, Lou quotes
Hearst, William Randolph
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake, your readers might like it. Hearst, William Randolph quotes
Cudworth, Ralph J.
Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself …
Truth is a torch that shines through the fog without dispelling it. -Helvetius, Claude A.
Truth is a torch that shines through the fog without dispelling it. -Helvetius, Claude A.
Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand. -Durocher, Leo
Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand. -Durocher, Leo
William Feather on Success
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. – William Feather Quotes, Famous Quotes, William Feather, Success
If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent. -Proverb, Italian
If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent. -Proverb, Italian
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. -Kristofferson, Kris
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. -Kristofferson, Kris
Sydney J. Harris on Knowledge & Learning
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. – Sydney J. Harris Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sydney J. Harris, Knowledge & Learning
The art of creation is older than the art of killing. -Voznesensky, Andrei
The art of creation is older than the art of killing. -Voznesensky, Andrei
Edward Abbey
“No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.” Edward Abbey quotes
Alfred Korzybski
“There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.” Alfred Korzybski quotes
Anatole Broyard
“There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but …
Zora Neale Hurston
“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” Zora Neale Hurston quotes
Rebecca H. Davis
“The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” Rebecca H. Davis quotes
Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough. -Marx, Groucho
Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough. -Marx, Groucho
Johnson, Philander
Cheer up! The worst is yet to come! Johnson, Philander quotes
Murrow, Edward R.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices — just recognize them. Murrow, Edward R. quotes
Beaumont, Francis
Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top. Beaumont, Francis quotes
Proverb, Greek
Gray hair is a sign of age, not of wisdom. Proverb, Greek quotes
Asaf, George
What’s the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, and smile, smile, smile. Asaf, George …
Holton
Work your way up or rust your way out. Holton quotes
Kempis, Thomas
By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity. Kempis, Thomas quotes
The tongue can paint what the eye can’t see. -Proverb, Chinese
The tongue can paint what the eye can’t see. -Proverb, Chinese
Numbers 6:3 Bible: Hebrew
“He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink …
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. -Selye, Hans
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. -Selye, Hans
Iris Murdoch on Nature
People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. – Iris …
Retirement
Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don’t choose to have it known. – Chesterfield, Lord
Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat. -Proverb, Irish
Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat. -Proverb, Irish
No man can understand why a woman shouldn’t prefer a good reputation to a good time. -Rowland, Helen
No man can understand why a woman shouldn’t prefer a good reputation to a good time. -Rowland, Helen
James A. Baldwin on History
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. – James A. Baldwin Quotes, Famous Quotes, James A. Baldwin, History
Nature
All nature wears one universal grin. – Fielding, Henry
Reform
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. – Carlyle, Thomas
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. -Drucker, Peter F.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. -Drucker, Peter F.
Fischer, Ernst
To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. Fischer, Ernst quotes
Henry, Patrick
This is all the Inheritance I can give to my dear Family. The Religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich …