I’m as pure as the driven slush. Tallulah Bankhead
I’m as pure as the driven slush.MoralityQuotations by Tallulah Bankhead
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Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality. William Hazlitt
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.MoralityQuotations by William Hazlitt
We become moral when we are unhappy. Marcel Proust
We become moral when we are unhappy.MoralityQuotations by Marcel Proust
A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse. Johann Georg Zimmermann
A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.MoralityQuotations by Johann Georg Zimmermann
Anyone who doesn’t miss the past never had a mother. Gregory Nunn
Anyone who doesn’t miss the past never had a mother.MothersQuotations by Gregory Nunn
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. Harriet Braiker
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.MotivationQuotations by Harriet Braiker
Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.MotivationQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them. Jean Paul Richter
It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.MotivationQuotations by Jean Paul Richter
To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text. Henry James
To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text.MotivesQuotations by Henry James
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Vladimir Nabokov
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style.MurderQuotations by Vladimir Nabokov
Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth. Ludwig Van Beethoven
Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.MusicQuotations by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Composers shouldn’t think too much — it interferes with their plagiarism. Howard Dietz
Composers shouldn’t think too much — it interferes with their plagiarism.MusicQuotations by Howard Dietz
Without Elvis, none of us could have made it. Buddy Holly
Without Elvis, none of us could have made it.MusicQuotations by Buddy Holly
The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral. H. L. Mencken
The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.MusicQuotations by H. L. Mencken
If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. Zimbabwe Proverb
If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.MusicQuotations by Zimbabwe Proverb
Music is the shorthand of emotion. Count Leo Tolstoy
Music is the shorthand of emotion.MusicQuotations by Count Leo Tolstoy
It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths. Greil Marcus
It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths.MythQuotations by Greil Marcus
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.NamesQuotations by William Shakespeare
The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England. Samuel Johnson
The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.Nationalities and NationalismQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Without a country, I am not a man. Nawaf Al-Nasir Al-Sabah
Without a country, I am not a man.NationsQuotations by Nawaf Al-Nasir Al-Sabah
God made the country and man made the town. William Cowper
God made the country and man made the town.NationsQuotations by William Cowper
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion. Moliere
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.NationsQuotations by Moliere
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. Francis Bacon
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.NatureQuotations by Francis Bacon
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff.NatureQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn. Paul Klee
Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.NatureQuotations by Paul Klee
The sun will set without thy assistance. The Talmud
The sun will set without thy assistance.NatureQuotations by The Talmud
To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.NecessityQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The superfluous is very necessary. Voltaire
The superfluous is very necessary.NecessityQuotations by Voltaire
Buying is cheaper than asking. German Proverb
Buying is cheaper than asking.NegotiationQuotations by German Proverb
Don’t throw stones at your neighbors , if your own windows are glass. Benjamin Franklin
Don’t throw stones at your neighbors , if your own windows are glass.NeighborsQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge. English Proverb
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge.NeighborsQuotations by English Proverb
All I know is just what I read in the papers. Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers.NewspapersQuotations by Will Rogers
He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence. William Dean Howells
He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.NoiseQuotations by William Dean Howells
I don’t set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them. Dick Clark
I don’t set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.NoveltyQuotations by Dick Clark
It is much safer to obey, than to govern. Thomas Kempis
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.ObedienceQuotations by Thomas Kempis
How easy for those who do not bulge to not overindulge! Ogden Nash
How easy for those who do not bulge to not overindulge!ObesityQuotations by Ogden Nash
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it. Walter Bagehot
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.ObservationQuotations by Walter Bagehot
Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small. Orison Swett Marden
Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.ObstaclesQuotations by Orison Swett Marden
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question. Eric Hoffer
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.ObviousQuotations by Eric Hoffer
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it. Hannah More
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.OperaQuotations by Hannah More