A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us. W. H. Auden
A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.Books – ReadingQuotations by W. H. Auden
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It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything. Lord Henry P. Brougham
It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.Books – ReadingQuotations by Lord Henry P. Brougham
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote. Lord Chesterfield
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.Books – ReadingQuotations by Lord Chesterfield
Never judge a book by its movie. J. W. Eagan
Never judge a book by its movie.Books – ReadingQuotations by J. W. Eagan
A book that is shut is but a block. Thomas Fuller
A book that is shut is but a block.Books – ReadingQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life. Holbrook Jackson
Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.Books – ReadingQuotations by Holbrook Jackson
All books are either dreams or swords. Amy Lowell
All books are either dreams or swords.Books – ReadingQuotations by Amy Lowell
Every abridgement of a good book is a fool abridged. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Every abridgement of a good book is a fool abridged.Books – ReadingQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book. Jim Rohn
Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book.Books – ReadingQuotations by Jim Rohn
Live always in the best company when you read. Sydney Smith
Live always in the best company when you read.Books – ReadingQuotations by Sydney Smith
Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot read. Source Unknown
Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot read.Books – ReadingQuotations by Source Unknown
The man who suspects his own tediousness is yet to be born. Thomas B. Aldrich
The man who suspects his own tediousness is yet to be born.Bores and BoredomQuotations by Thomas B. Aldrich
Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored. Wayne Dyer
Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored.Bores and BoredomQuotations by Wayne Dyer
And ’tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say. Matthew Prior
And ’tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say.Bores and BoredomQuotations by Matthew Prior
Loans and debts make worry and frets. Saying
Loans and debts make worry and frets.BorrowingQuotations by Saying
The fewer the words, the better the prayer. Martin Luther
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.BrevityQuotations by Martin Luther
Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden. Hosea Ballou
Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden.BurdensQuotations by Hosea Ballou
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it. Sitting Bull
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.BureaucracyQuotations by Sitting Bull
No sale is really complete until the product is worn out, and the customer is satisfied. L.L. Bean
No sale is really complete until the product is worn out, and the customer is satisfied.BusinessQuotations by L.L. Bean
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something. Harold Coffin
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.BusinessQuotations by Harold Coffin
Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do. Malcolm S. Forbes
Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do.BusinessQuotations by Malcolm S. Forbes
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men. Randall Jacobs
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.BusinessQuotations by Randall Jacobs
The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows. Aristotle Onassis
The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.BusinessQuotations by Aristotle Onassis
In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success. T. L. Scrutton
In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.BusinessQuotations by T. L. Scrutton
I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy. F. W. Woolworth
I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy.BusinessQuotations by F. W. Woolworth
Calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson
Calamity is the test of integrity.CalamityQuotations by Samuel Richardson
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. Abraham Lincoln
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.CapitalismQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
You can’t run the Church on Hail Marys. Archbishop Paul Marcinkus
You can’t run the Church on Hail Marys.CatholicismQuotations by Archbishop Paul Marcinkus
Hasten slowly. Caesar Augustus
Hasten slowly.CautionQuotations by Caesar Augustus
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder, and that craves wary walking. William Shakespeare
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder, and that craves wary walking.CautionQuotations by William Shakespeare
You can cage the singer but not the song. Harry Belafonte
You can cage the singer but not the song.CensorshipQuotations by Harry Belafonte
Ceremony is the smoke of friendship. Chinese Proverb
Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.CeremonyQuotations by Chinese Proverb
There is nothing certain in a man’s life but that he must lose it. Owen Meredith
There is nothing certain in a man’s life but that he must lose it.CertaintyQuotations by Owen Meredith
We only think when we are confronted with problems. John Dewey
We only think when we are confronted with problems.ChallengesQuotations by John Dewey
Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends. Jacques Delille
Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.ChanceQuotations by Jacques Delille
Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. A Course In Miracles
Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world.ChangeQuotations by A Course In Miracles
Change is difficult but often essential to survival. Les Brown
Change is difficult but often essential to survival.ChangeQuotations by Les Brown
Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change. Confucius
Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.ChangeQuotations by Confucius
People wish to be settled. It is only as far as they are unsettled that there is any hope for them. Ralph Waldo Emerson
People wish to be settled. It is only as far as they are unsettled that there is any hope for them.ChangeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nobody told me how hard and lonely change is. Joan Gilbertson
Nobody told me how hard and lonely change is.ChangeQuotations by Joan Gilbertson