Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Category: Quotes of the day
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. -Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. -Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom alone is the science of others sciences. -Plato
Wisdom alone is the science of others sciences. -Plato
John Fountain.
Happy were men if they but understood There is no safety but in doing good John Fountain. quotes
Jonathan Raban
One of the oddest features of western Christianized culture is its ready acceptance of the myth of the stable family and the happy marriage. We …
"Where there is an end, there is a beginning" – Aldo Rodriguez
“Where there is an end, there is a beginning” – Aldo Rodriguez
And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. -Erica Jong
And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. -Erica Jong
Patience is passion tamed. -Lyman Abbott
Patience is passion tamed. -Lyman Abbott
The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. -Jean Rostand
The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. -Jean Rostand
The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jackie Kennedy
“The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.” Jackie Kennedy quotes
Bryan Procter
“Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.” Bryan Procter quotes
Gerald W. Grummet
“While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.” Gerald W. Grummet quotes
Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying. -Martin Luther
Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying. -Martin Luther
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. -Oscar Wilde
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. -Oscar Wilde
L.L. Bean
No sale is really complete until the product is worn out, and the customer is satisfied. L.L. Bean quotes
Every morning I wake up saying, I’m still alive; a miracle. And so I keep on pushing. -Jacques Cousteau
Every morning I wake up saying, I’m still alive; a miracle. And so I keep on pushing. -Jacques Cousteau
"Life will be a memory someday, start decorating it from today." – Reman Bala
“Life will be a memory someday, start decorating it from today.” – Reman Bala
In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. -W. B. Prescott
In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. -W. B. Prescott
Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof. -Richard Bach
Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof. -Richard Bach
Even the people we most admire often feel inadequate. -Andrew Matthews
Even the people we most admire often feel inadequate. -Andrew Matthews
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. -Norman Schwarzkopf
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. -Norman Schwarzkopf
Frederick William Faber
“The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.” Frederick William Faber quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. -Benjamin Franklin
Diligence is the mother of good luck. -Benjamin Franklin
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. -Thomas J. Peters
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. -Thomas J. Peters
Charles Brackett
Norma, you’re a woman of 50. Now, grow up! There’s nothing tragic about being 50–not unless you try to be 25. Charles Brackett quotes
Erik Erikson
We do not actually know how competent and industrious people between seventy and eighty years old can be in our society. In an agricultural economy, …
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. -Winston Churchill
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. -Winston Churchill
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire. -Richard M. Nixon
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire. -Richard M. Nixon
William Lyon Phelps
“If I didn’t start painting, I would have raised chickens.” William Lyon Phelps quotes
William Zinsser
Writing is thinking on paper. William Zinsser quotes
R. C. Samsel
Character is the foundation stone upon which one must build to win respect. Just as no worthy building can be erected on a weak foundation, …
Jalal-Uddin Rumi
Pilgrimage to the place of the wise is to find escape from the flame of separateness. Jalal-Uddin Rumi quotes
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. -John Wooden
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. -John Wooden
Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex. -Julian Barnes
Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex. -Julian Barnes
Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other. -George Macdonald
Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other. -George Macdonald
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. -Denis Diderot
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. -Denis Diderot
Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. -Lao-Tzu
Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. -Lao-Tzu
The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. -Milan Kundera
The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. -Milan Kundera
Roy G. Blount, Jr.
“I prefer my oysters fried; That way I know my oysters died.” Roy G. Blount, Jr. quotes