No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity. Andre Maurois
No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.OriginalityQuotations by Andre Maurois
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That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty. Seneca
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.OstentationQuotations by Seneca
Never a lip is curved with pain That can’t be kissed into smiles again. Bret Harte
Never a lip is curved with pain That can’t be kissed into smiles again.PainQuotations by Bret Harte
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved. George Santayana
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved.PainQuotations by George Santayana
If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye. Honore De Balzac
If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.Painters and PaintingQuotations by Honore De Balzac
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. Oscar Wilde
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.Painters and PaintingQuotations by Oscar Wilde
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them. Frank A. Clark
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.Parents and ParentingQuotations by Frank A. Clark
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. John Locke
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.Parents and ParentingQuotations by John Locke
Don’t set your wit against a child. Jonathan Swift
Don’t set your wit against a child.Parents and ParentingQuotations by Jonathan Swift
By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved. John Updike
By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved.PartnershipQuotations by John Updike
Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.PassionQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness. Gabriel Riqueti Mirabeau
None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness.PassionQuotations by Gabriel Riqueti Mirabeau
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity. John Adams
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity.PastQuotations by John Adams
The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past.PastQuotations by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. German Proverb
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten.PastQuotations by German Proverb
If you look back too much, you will soon be headed that way Source Unknown
If you look back too much, you will soon be headed that wayPastQuotations by Source Unknown
Inaction may be the biggest form of action. Jerry Brown
Inaction may be the biggest form of action.PatienceQuotations by Jerry Brown
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open. Arnold H. Glasgow
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.PatienceQuotations by Arnold H. Glasgow
You will conquer by patience. Motto
You will conquer by patience.PatienceQuotations by Motto
Who can be patient in extremes? [Henry Vi] William Shakespeare
Who can be patient in extremes? [Henry Vi]PatienceQuotations by William Shakespeare
True patriots we; for be it understood we left our country for our country’s good. George Barrington
True patriots we; for be it understood we left our country for our country’s good.PatriotismQuotations by George Barrington
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country’s cause. Homer
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country’s cause.PatriotismQuotations by Homer
Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God. A Course In Miracles
Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.PeaceQuotations by A Course In Miracles
A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war. Henry Van Dyke
A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.PeaceQuotations by Henry Van Dyke
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. Herbert Clark Hoover
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.PeaceQuotations by Herbert Clark Hoover
Live and let live is the rule of common justice. Sir Roger L’Estrange
Live and let live is the rule of common justice.PeaceQuotations by Sir Roger L’Estrange
If you wish for peace be ready for war. Proverb
If you wish for peace be ready for war.PeaceQuotations by Proverb
The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. Thich Nhat Hanh
The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.PeaceQuotations by Thich Nhat Hanh
I’ve got to have a place where I can find peace of mind. Princess of Wales Diana
I’ve got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.Peace of MindQuotations by Princess of Wales Diana
When you have a taste for exceptional people, you always end up meeting them everywhere. Mac Orlan
When you have a taste for exceptional people, you always end up meeting them everywhere.PeopleQuotations by Mac Orlan
You are only as wise as others perceive you to be. M. Shawn Cole
You are only as wise as others perceive you to be.PerceptionQuotations by M. Shawn Cole
No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves. William Hazlitt
No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.PerfectionQuotations by William Hazlitt
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being. John Updike
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being.PerfectionQuotations by John Updike
One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing. Byron Nelson
One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.PerformanceQuotations by Byron Nelson
The number of people that will not go to a show they don’t want to see is unlimited. Oscar Hammerstein
The number of people that will not go to a show they don’t want to see is unlimited.PlaysQuotations by Oscar Hammerstein
There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.PoliceQuotations by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Art is the most passionate orgy within man’s grasp. Jean Dubuffet
Art is the most passionate orgy within man’s grasp.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Jean Dubuffet
A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer. Doris Lessing
A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.PrayerQuotations by Doris Lessing
Let God’s promises shine on your problems. Corrie Ten Boom
Let God’s promises shine on your problems.ProblemsQuotations by Corrie Ten Boom
Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for preeminence. Oliver Goldsmith
Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for preeminence.PersecutionQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith