We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. Oscar Wilde
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.NecessityQuotations by Oscar Wilde
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A miser and a liar bargain quickly. Greek Proverb
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.NegotiationQuotations by Greek Proverb
Love thy neighbor — but don’t pull down your hedge. Benjamin Franklin
Love thy neighbor — but don’t pull down your hedge.NeighborsQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn’t want to live next to me. Elisabeth Shue
I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn’t want to live next to me.NeighborsQuotations by Elisabeth Shue
No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers.NewspapersQuotations by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter. Sir Max Beerbohm
Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter.NonsenseQuotations by Sir Max Beerbohm
To the old, the new is usually bad news. Eric Hoffer
To the old, the new is usually bad news.NoveltyQuotations by Eric Hoffer
The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks. English Proverb
The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks.ObedienceQuotations by English Proverb
Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue. Susie Orbach
Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue.ObesityQuotations by Susie Orbach
You can see a lot by observing. Yogi Berra
You can see a lot by observing.ObservationQuotations by Yogi Berra
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. Moliere
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.ObstaclesQuotations by Moliere
In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better. Cynthia Ozick
In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.ObviousQuotations by Cynthia Ozick
How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.OperaQuotations by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one. Thomas Carlyle
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.OpinionsQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Admiral Grace Hopper
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.OpinionsQuotations by Admiral Grace Hopper
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. Plato
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.OpinionsQuotations by Plato
Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God. Mark Twain
Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.OpinionsQuotations by Mark Twain
Would you kick an opponent when he was down? Yes, if I thought he might get up. Edmund Rouse
Would you kick an opponent when he was down? Yes, if I thought he might get up.OpponentsQuotations by Edmund Rouse
Make the iron hot by striking it. Oliver Cromwell
Make the iron hot by striking it.OpportunityQuotations by Oliver Cromwell
A chip on the shoulder indicates that there is wood higher up. Jack Herbert
A chip on the shoulder indicates that there is wood higher up.OpportunityQuotations by Jack Herbert
When you have the opportunity, you strike. Rod Laver
When you have the opportunity, you strike.OpportunityQuotations by Rod Laver
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. John D. Rockefeller
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.OpportunityQuotations by John D. Rockefeller
Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things. Source Unknown
Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things.OpportunityQuotations by Source Unknown
Opposition is true friendship. William Blake
Opposition is true friendship.OppositionQuotations by William Blake
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments. Georg C. Lichtenberg
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.OppressionQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working. John F. Kennedy
When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.OptimismQuotations by John F. Kennedy
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Brooks Adams
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.OrderQuotations by Henry Brooks Adams
To know where you can find a thing is the chief part of learning. Source Unknown
To know where you can find a thing is the chief part of learning.OrganizationQuotations by Source Unknown
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
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