The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth. -Oscar Wilde
The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth. -Oscar Wilde
Category: Quotes of the day
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. -Epicurus
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. -Epicurus
The dog is the god of frolic. -Henry Ward Beecher
The dog is the god of frolic. -Henry Ward Beecher
Bryan Waller Proctor
Most writers steal a good thing when they can, and when ‘Tis safely got ‘Tis worth the winning. The worst of ‘t is we now …
Consider your breed; you were not made to live like beasts, but to follow virtue and knowledge. -Dante Alighieri
Consider your breed; you were not made to live like beasts, but to follow virtue and knowledge. -Dante Alighieri
The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who is wise? One who learns from all. -The Talmud
Who is wise? One who learns from all. -The Talmud
Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. -Edward Eggleston
Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. -Edward Eggleston
Lord Kenneth Clark
Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process. Lord …
John Winthrop
For we must consider that we shall be a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us, so that if we …
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. -Thomas Paine
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. -Thomas Paine
Nature does not give to those who will not spend… -R.J. Baughan
Nature does not give to those who will not spend… -R.J. Baughan
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars. -Les Brown
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars. -Les Brown
She didn’t know it couldn’t be done, so she went ahead and did it. -Mary S. Almanac
She didn’t know it couldn’t be done, so she went ahead and did it. -Mary S. Almanac
This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force. -Dorothy Parker
This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force. -Dorothy Parker
Robert Francis Kennedy
“I thought they’d get one of us, but Jack, after all he’s been through, never worried about it … I thought it would be me.” …
You must remain focused on your journey to greatness. -Les Brown
You must remain focused on your journey to greatness. -Les Brown
Flowers are happy things. -Sir P(elham) G(renville) Wodehouse
Flowers are happy things. -Sir P(elham) G(renville) Wodehouse
Patrick Buchanan
Just as there’s garbage that pollutes the Potomac river, there is garbage polluting our culture. We need an Environmental Protection Agency to clean it up. …
James Watt
A lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on. James Watt quotes
Curiosity is the lust of the mind. -Thomas Hobbes
Curiosity is the lust of the mind. -Thomas Hobbes
Let the people know the truth and the country is safe. -Abraham Lincoln
Let the people know the truth and the country is safe. -Abraham Lincoln
It’s so much easier to suggest solutions when you don’t know too much about the problem. -Malcolm S. Forbes
It’s so much easier to suggest solutions when you don’t know too much about the problem. -Malcolm S. Forbes
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. -Al Frank
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. -Al Frank
Glory is the shadow of virtue. -Latin Proverb
Glory is the shadow of virtue. -Latin Proverb
Work is often the father of pleasure. -Voltaire
Work is often the father of pleasure. -Voltaire
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. -Oscar Wilde
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. -Oscar Wilde
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. -Dean William R. Inge
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. -Dean William R. Inge
John M. Thomas
Be open to your happiness and sadness as they arise. John M. Thomas quotes
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. -Maimonides
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. -Maimonides
The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process. -Jean Bryant
The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process. -Jean Bryant
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. -Oscar Wilde
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. -Oscar Wilde
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. -Ludwig Van Beethoven
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. -Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now. -Bob Dylan
Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now. -Bob Dylan
You are the music while the music lasts. -T. S. Eliot
You are the music while the music lasts. -T. S. Eliot
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger? -Thomas H. Huxley
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger? -Thomas H. Huxley
Joe Namath
When you win nothing hurts. Joe Namath quotes
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. -Dr. Jonas Salk
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. -Dr. Jonas Salk