The world loves a spice of wickedness. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The world loves a spice of wickedness.WickednessQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on. Richard Cecil
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Richard …
Man was predestined to have free will. Hal Luyah
Man was predestined to have free will.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Hal Luyah
Will it, and set to work briskly. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Will it, and set to work briskly.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. Andrew Carnegie
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.Winners and WinningQuotations by Andrew Carnegie
To finish first, you must first finish. Rick Mears
To finish first, you must first finish.Winners and WinningQuotations by Rick Mears
Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second. Bobby Unser
Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second.Winners and WinningQuotations by Bobby Unser
Action should culminate in wisdom. Bhagavad Gita
Action should culminate in wisdom.WisdomQuotations by Bhagavad Gita
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by. E. S. Bouton
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.WisdomQuotations by E. S. Bouton
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.WisdomQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.WisdomQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. Maurice Maeterlinck
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.WisdomQuotations by Maurice Maeterlinck
The wisest have the most authority. Plato
The wisest have the most authority.WisdomQuotations by Plato
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. Francis Quarles
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.WisdomQuotations by Francis Quarles
Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. Ziggy
Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.WisdomQuotations by Ziggy
The wishing gate opens into nothing. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The wishing gate opens into nothing.Wish and WishingQuotations by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Avoid witicisms at the expense of others. Horace Mann
Avoid witicisms at the expense of others.WitQuotations by Horace Mann
If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married. Kirk Douglas
If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married.WivesQuotations by Kirk Douglas
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband. Booth Tarkington
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband.WivesQuotations by Booth Tarkington
The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself. D. H. Lawrence
The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.WomenQuotations by D. H. Lawrence
To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education. Sir Richard Steele
To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.WomenQuotations by Sir Richard Steele
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don’t understand us. Malcolm De Chazal
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don’t understand us.WordsQuotations by Malcolm De Chazal
Every spoken word arouses our self-will. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Every spoken word arouses our self-will.WordsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. Rudyard Kipling
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.WordsQuotations by Rudyard Kipling
There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. Thomas Reid
There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.WordsQuotations by Thomas Reid
I don’t give a damn for man that can spell a word only one way. Mark Twain
I don’t give a damn for man that can spell a word only one way.WordsQuotations by Mark Twain
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.SurprisesQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal. Tennessee Williams
We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.SuspicionQuotations by Tennessee Williams
Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn. B. R. Hayden
Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn.SympathyQuotations by B. R. Hayden
‘Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged. Miguel De Cervantes
‘Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.Tact and TactfulnessQuotations by Miguel De Cervantes
A man gift will make a way for him. Bible
A man gift will make a way for him.TalentQuotations by Bible
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. Robert Half
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.TalentQuotations by Robert Half
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. English Proverb
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.TalkativenessQuotations by English Proverb
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic. Victor Hugo
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.TasteQuotations by Victor Hugo
To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men. Edmund Burke
To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.Taxes and TaxationQuotations by Edmund Burke
The rope by which the great blocks of taxes are attached to any citizenry is simple loyalty. Stephen King
The rope by which the great blocks of taxes are attached to any citizenry is simple loyalty.Taxes and TaxationQuotations by Stephen King
A fool and his money are soon parted. The rest of us wait for tax time. Source Unknown
A fool and his money are soon parted. The rest of us wait for tax time.Taxes and TaxationQuotations by Source Unknown
First he wrought, and afterward he taught. Geoffrey Chaucer
First he wrought, and afterward he taught.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Geoffrey Chaucer
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater. Gail Godwin
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Gail Godwin
We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit. Robert H. Shaffer
We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Robert H. Shaffer