What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos. Kerry Thornley
What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos.OrderQuotations by Kerry Thornley
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An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate. De Chateaubriand
An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.OriginalityQuotations by De Chateaubriand
I invent nothing, I rediscover. Auguste Rodin
I invent nothing, I rediscover.OriginalityQuotations by Auguste Rodin
To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer. Bodenstedt
To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.PainQuotations by Bodenstedt
Even Pain pricks to livelier living. Amy Lowell
Even Pain pricks to livelier living.PainQuotations by Amy Lowell
Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. Publilius Syrus
Pain of mind is worse than pain of body.PainQuotations by Publilius Syrus
The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature. Thomas B. Macaulay
The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.Painters and PaintingQuotations by Thomas B. Macaulay
I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them. Susan Sontag
I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.ParanoiaQuotations by Susan Sontag
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one. John Dryden
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.Parents and ParentingQuotations by John Dryden
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Plato
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.Parents and ParentingQuotations by Plato
There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you. Peter De Vries
There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you.Parents and ParentingQuotations by Peter De Vries
In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love. Lord Byron
In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love.PassionQuotations by Lord Byron
A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. Carl Jung
A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.PassionQuotations by Carl Jung
We must act out passion before we can feel it. Jean-Paul Sartre
We must act out passion before we can feel it.PassionQuotations by Jean-Paul Sartre
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying. John Berger
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.PastQuotations by John Berger
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word? John Guare
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?PastQuotations by John Guare
Look back, and smile at perils past. Sir Walter Scott
Look back, and smile at perils past.PastQuotations by Sir Walter Scott
Those who do remember it will find new ways to screw it up. Charles Wolfe
Those who do remember it will find new ways to screw it up.PastQuotations by Charles Wolfe
Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden
Beware the fury of a patient man.PatienceQuotations by John Dryden
Patience and the passage of time do more than strength and fury. Jean De La Fontaine
Patience and the passage of time do more than strength and fury.PatienceQuotations by Jean De La Fontaine
An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains. Dutch Proverb
An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.PatienceQuotations by Dutch Proverb
A patient man is one who can put up with himself. Source Unknown
A patient man is one who can put up with himself.PatienceQuotations by Source Unknown
I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell
I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.PatriotismQuotations by Edith Cavell
You will never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race. George Bernard Shaw
You will never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race.PatriotismQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. Ambrose Bierce
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.PeaceQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
There never was a good war or a bad peace. Benjamin Franklin
There never was a good war or a bad peace.PeaceQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor. Thomas Kempis
Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.PeaceQuotations by Thomas Kempis
What we need is a generation of peace. Jawaharlal Nehru
What we need is a generation of peace.PeaceQuotations by Jawaharlal Nehru
Peace is more precious than a piece of land. Anwar Sadat
Peace is more precious than a piece of land.PeaceQuotations by Anwar Sadat
Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading. Source Unknown
Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.PeaceQuotations by Source Unknown
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man. Leigh Hunt
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.PeopleQuotations by Leigh Hunt
We are all what we pretend to be, but, we had better be very careful what we pretend. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
We are all what we pretend to be, but, we had better be very careful what we pretend.PeopleQuotations by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. Pierre Corneille
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.PerfectionQuotations by Pierre Corneille
Measure not by the scale of perfection the meager product of reality. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Measure not by the scale of perfection the meager product of reality.PerfectionQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
I don’t feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat. Hank Aaron
I don’t feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.PerformanceQuotations by Hank Aaron
Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense. Sam Snead
Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense.PerformanceQuotations by Sam Snead
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. Oscar Wilde
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.PlaysQuotations by Oscar Wilde
All men practice the actor’s art. Petron
All men practice the actor’s art.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Petron
Power? It’s like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there. Harold Macmillan
Power? It’s like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.PowerQuotations by Harold Macmillan
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. Henry David Thoreau
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.PrisonQuotations by Henry David Thoreau