The most persistent sound which reverberates through man’s history is the beating of war drums. Arthur Koestler
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man’s history is the beating of war drums.WarQuotations by Arthur Koestler
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Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. Ronald Reagan
Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.WarQuotations by Ronald Reagan
The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity. Thomas Love Peacock
The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.WasteQuotations by Thomas Love Peacock
Weaklings must lie. Jean Paul Richter
Weaklings must lie.WeaknessQuotations by Jean Paul Richter
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth. Charles Caleb Colton
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.WealthQuotations by Charles Caleb Colton
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Oliver Goldsmith
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay.WealthQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Where there are friends there is wealth. Titus Maccius Plautus
Where there are friends there is wealth.WealthQuotations by Titus Maccius Plautus
What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more. Seneca
What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.WealthQuotations by Seneca
The weather is like the government, always in the wrong. Jerome K. Jerome
The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.WeatherQuotations by Jerome K. Jerome
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization. Samuel Johnson
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.WelfareQuotations by Samuel Johnson
I’m only upset that I’m not a widow. [On her ex-husband Tom Arnold] Roseanne
I’m only upset that I’m not a widow. [On her ex-husband Tom Arnold]WidowhoodQuotations by Roseanne
Don’t let your will roar when your power only whispers. Thomas Fuller
Don’t let your will roar when your power only whispers.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Thomas Fuller
When the will is ready the feet are light. Proverb
When the will is ready the feet are light.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Proverb
Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry. George Ade
Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.Winners and WinningQuotations by George Ade
There are no winners, only survivors. Frank Gifford
There are no winners, only survivors.Winners and WinningQuotations by Frank Gifford
You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge. Damon Runyon
You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.Winners and WinningQuotations by Damon Runyon
I’ve learned that you don’t have to win first place to win. Kim Zmeskal
I’ve learned that you don’t have to win first place to win.Winners and WinningQuotations by Kim Zmeskal
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding. Bible
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding.WisdomQuotations by Bible
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people. Geoffrey Chaucer
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.WisdomQuotations by Geoffrey Chaucer
Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting. Benjamin Franklin
Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.WisdomQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.WisdomQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion? Friedrich Nietzsche
Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?WisdomQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men. Chinese Proverb
Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.WisdomQuotations by Chinese Proverb
To be wise and love exceeds man’s might. William Shakespeare
To be wise and love exceeds man’s might.WisdomQuotations by William Shakespeare
Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours.Wish and WishingQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The banalities of a great man pass for wit. Alexander Chase
The banalities of a great man pass for wit.WitQuotations by Alexander Chase
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark. Mark Van Doren
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.WitQuotations by Mark Van Doren
Choose a wife by your ear than your eye. Thomas Fuller
Choose a wife by your ear than your eye.WivesQuotations by Thomas Fuller
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history. George Eliot
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.WomenQuotations by George Eliot
If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. Aristotle Onassis
If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.WomenQuotations by Aristotle Onassis
A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of. Burt Bacharach
A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of.WordsQuotations by Burt Bacharach
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would. George Eliot
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.WordsQuotations by George Eliot
A word once uttered can never be recalled. Horace
A word once uttered can never be recalled.WordsQuotations by Horace
On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations. Wendell Phillips
On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations.WordsQuotations by Wendell Phillips
It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds. William Shakespeare
It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.WordsQuotations by William Shakespeare
It is with a word as with an arrow — once let it loose and it does not return. Source Unknown
It is with a word as with an arrow — once let it loose and it does not return.WordsQuotations by Source Unknown
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust? George Eliot
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?SuspicionQuotations by George Eliot
Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness. Amos Bronson Alcott
Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.SympathyQuotations by Amos Bronson Alcott
If a better system is thine, impart it; if not, make use of mine. Horace
If a better system is thine, impart it; if not, make use of mine.SystemsQuotations by Horace
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. Howard W. Newton
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.Tact and TactfulnessQuotations by Howard W. Newton