Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. Ovid
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity.SolitudeQuotations by Ovid
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Off the rack solutions, like bargain basement dresses, never fit anyone. Francoise Giroud
Off the rack solutions, like bargain basement dresses, never fit anyone.SolutionsQuotations by Francoise Giroud
Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth. William Blake
Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.SorrowQuotations by William Blake
Sorrow is easy to express and so hard to tell. Joni Mitchell
Sorrow is easy to express and so hard to tell.SorrowQuotations by Joni Mitchell
What is does a person profit if they gain the whole world and lose their soul. Bible
What is does a person profit if they gain the whole world and lose their soul.SoulQuotations by Bible
What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul.SoulQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
It was a thunderingly beautiful experience — voluptuous, sexual, dangerous, and expensive as hell. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
It was a thunderingly beautiful experience — voluptuous, sexual, dangerous, and expensive as hell.SpaceQuotations by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Say what you have to say and first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending; sit down. Winston Churchill
Say what you have to say and first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending; sit down.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by Winston Churchill
I do not speak of what I cannot praise. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
I do not speak of what I cannot praise.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
With all his tumid boasts, he’s like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth. John Madden
With all his tumid boasts, he’s like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by John Madden
The proverb is something musty. William Shakespeare
The proverb is something musty.ProverbsQuotations by William Shakespeare
Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application. Gene Fowler
Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.PsychiatryQuotations by Gene Fowler
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself. Plato
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.PsychologyQuotations by Plato
There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions. Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.Public OpinionQuotations by Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? Samuel Beckett
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?PunctualityQuotations by Samuel Beckett
He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time. Oscar Wilde
He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.PunctualityQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! Friedrich Nietzsche
Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!PunishmentQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality. Guillaume Apollinaire
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality.PurityQuotations by Guillaume Apollinaire
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do. Pablo Casals
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.PurposeQuotations by Pablo Casals
Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.PurposeQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed. Socrates
They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.PurposeQuotations by Socrates
You, betrayed by time and space, Seek and find your proper place. Her Majesty’s Wizard
You, betrayed by time and space, Seek and find your proper place.PurposeQuotations by Her Majesty’s Wizard
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity. Mahatma Gandhi
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.QualityQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
Ninety percent of everything is crap. Theodore Sturgeon
Ninety percent of everything is crap.QualityQuotations by Theodore Sturgeon
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. Francis Bacon
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.QuestionsQuotations by Francis Bacon
No question is so difficult to answer as that which the answer is obvious. George Bernard Shaw
No question is so difficult to answer as that which the answer is obvious.QuestionsQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit. Christian Nevell Bovee
Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit.QuotationsQuotations by Christian Nevell Bovee
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations. H. L. Mencken
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.QuotationsQuotations by H. L. Mencken
Racism? But isn’t it only a form of misanthropy? Joseph Brodsky
Racism? But isn’t it only a form of misanthropy?Race and RacismQuotations by Joseph Brodsky
Reality, if rightly interpreted, is grander than fiction. Thomas Carlyle
Reality, if rightly interpreted, is grander than fiction.RealityQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet. John F. Kennedy
The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.RealityQuotations by John F. Kennedy
If someone offers to furnish a sure test, ask what the test was which made the sure test sure. Source Unknown
If someone offers to furnish a sure test, ask what the test was which made the sure test sure.RealityQuotations by Source Unknown
A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason. Thomas Carlyle
A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason.ReasonQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Reason gains all people by compelling none. Aaron Hill
Reason gains all people by compelling none.ReasonQuotations by Aaron Hill
Reason is emotion for the sexless. Heathcote Williams
Reason is emotion for the sexless.ReasonQuotations by Heathcote Williams
The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. Miguel De Cervantes
The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.RecreationQuotations by Miguel De Cervantes
Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid. William Cowper
Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.RegretQuotations by William Cowper
Only in your imagination can you revise. Fay Wray
Only in your imagination can you revise.RegretQuotations by Fay Wray
There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship. Iris Murdoch
There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.RelationshipsQuotations by Iris Murdoch