We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day. William Shakespeare
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.WasteQuotations by William Shakespeare
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Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points. Knute Rockne
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.WeaknessQuotations by Knute Rockne
He that is rich is wise. Daniel Depoe
He that is rich is wise.WealthQuotations by Daniel Depoe
The smell of profit is clean and sweet, whatever the source. (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
The smell of profit is clean and sweet, whatever the source.WealthQuotations by (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor. Alexander Pope
But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.WealthQuotations by Alexander Pope
What a lot of things there are a man can do without. Socrates
What a lot of things there are a man can do without.WealthQuotations by Socrates
I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face. Katherine Mansfield
I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face.WeatherQuotations by Katherine Mansfield
Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. Italian Proverb
Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it.WelfareQuotations by Italian Proverb
He first deceased; she for a little tried to live without him, liked it not, and died. Sir Henry Wotton
He first deceased; she for a little tried to live without him, liked it not, and died.WidowhoodQuotations by Sir Henry Wotton
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
Who wills the end, wills the means. Proverb
Who wills the end, wills the means.Will and Will PowerQuotations by Proverb
Every time you win, you’re reborn; when you lose, you die a little. George E. Allen
Every time you win, you’re reborn; when you lose, you die a little.Winners and WinningQuotations by George E. Allen
Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don’t like to do. Albert Gray
Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don’t like to do.Winners and WinningQuotations by Albert Gray
Nothing can seem foul to those who win. William Shakespeare
Nothing can seem foul to those who win.Winners and WinningQuotations by William Shakespeare
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen. Willa Cather
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.WinterQuotations by Willa Cather
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
It is a happy talent to know how to play. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is a happy talent to know how to play.TalentQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I don’t have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It’s what you do with it that counts. Martin Ritt
I don’t have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It’s what you do with it that counts.TalentQuotations by Martin Ritt