The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. Samuel Butler
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.Quotations by Samuel Butler
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Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. Voltaire
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.ViceQuotations by Voltaire
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. Ferdinand Foch
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.VictoryQuotations by Ferdinand Foch
Victory lies with the truth. Motto
Victory lies with the truth.VictoryQuotations by Motto
Such is the love of praise, so great the anxiety for victory. Virgil
Such is the love of praise, so great the anxiety for victory.VictoryQuotations by Virgil
I always thought of losing my virginity as a career move. Madonna
I always thought of losing my virginity as a career move.VirginityQuotations by Madonna
Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man. Thomas Carlyle
Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man.VirtueQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor. David Hare
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.VirtueQuotations by David Hare
Virtue is a sure anchor. Motto
Virtue is a sure anchor.VirtueQuotations by Motto
Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world. George Bernard Shaw
Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.VirtueQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers. William Blake
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.VisionQuotations by William Blake
You have to see the pattern, understand the order and experience the vision. Michael E. Gerber
You have to see the pattern, understand the order and experience the vision.VisionQuotations by Michael E. Gerber
Our first journey is to find that special place for us. Earl Nightingale
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.VisionQuotations by Earl Nightingale
The man with vision always goes ahead of the man with visions. Source Unknown
The man with vision always goes ahead of the man with visions.VisionQuotations by Source Unknown
Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all. Winston Churchill
Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all.VocabularyQuotations by Winston Churchill
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. Jean De La Bruyere
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.VoiceQuotations by Jean De La Bruyere
The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear. John F. Kennedy
The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.VotingQuotations by John F. Kennedy
Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided. William Penn
Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.VowQuotations by William Penn
Give the laborer his wages before his perspiration be dry. Mohammed
Give the laborer his wages before his perspiration be dry.WagesQuotations by Mohammed
Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun! Alexander Blok
Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!WarQuotations by Alexander Blok
If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied. Rudyard Kipling
If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied.WarQuotations by Rudyard Kipling
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.WarQuotations by Jeannette Rankin
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling. Orison Swett Marden
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.WasteQuotations by Orison Swett Marden
Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses. Francois Mauriac
Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.WeaknessQuotations by Francois Mauriac
We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. Winston Churchill
We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.WealthQuotations by Winston Churchill
The wealth that cannot be administered is a burden. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The wealth that cannot be administered is a burden.WealthQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Wealth is well known to be a great comforter. Plato
Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.WealthQuotations by Plato
Wealth is not a matter of intelligence it’s a matter of inspiration. Jim Rohn
Wealth is not a matter of intelligence it’s a matter of inspiration.WealthQuotations by Jim Rohn
Change of weather is the discourse of fools. Thomas Fuller
Change of weather is the discourse of fools.WeatherQuotations by Thomas Fuller
One non-revolutionary weekend is infinitely more bloody than a month of permanent revolution. Source Unknown
One non-revolutionary weekend is infinitely more bloody than a month of permanent revolution.WeekendsQuotations by Source Unknown
Widows are divided into two classes — the bereaved and relieved. Victor Robinson
Widows are divided into two classes — the bereaved and relieved.WidowhoodQuotations by Victor Robinson
Nothing is easy to the unwilling. Thomas Fuller
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Thomas Fuller
In great things it is enough even to have willed. Sextus Propertius
In great things it is enough even to have willed.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Sextus Propertius
Nothing equals the joy of the drinker, except the joy of the wine in being drunk. French Saying
Nothing equals the joy of the drinker, except the joy of the wine in being drunk.WineQuotations by French Saying
I’m a winner each and every time I go into the ring. George Foreman
I’m a winner each and every time I go into the ring.Winners and WinningQuotations by George Foreman
The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries. Francis Picabia
The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries.Winners and WinningQuotations by Francis Picabia
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is. Zig Ziglar
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.Winners and WinningQuotations by Zig Ziglar
The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. [Psalms 19:7] Bible
The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. [Psalms 19:7]WisdomQuotations by Bible
Time ripens all things; no man is born wise. Miguel De Cervantes
Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.WisdomQuotations by Miguel De Cervantes
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late. Felix Frankfurter
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.WisdomQuotations by Felix Frankfurter