Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time. Voltaire
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time.PatienceQuotations by Voltaire
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Our country right or wrong. Stephen Decatur
Our country right or wrong.PatriotismQuotations by Stephen Decatur
He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly. H.G. Wells
He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly.PatriotismQuotations by H.G. Wells
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war. Marcus T. Cicero
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.PeaceQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace. Gersonides
A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.PeaceQuotations by Gersonides
You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time. Charles F. Kettering
You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.PeaceQuotations by Charles F. Kettering
Violence is unnecessary and costly. Peace is the only way. Julius Kambarge Nyerere
Violence is unnecessary and costly. Peace is the only way.PeaceQuotations by Julius Kambarge Nyerere
A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience. William Shakespeare
A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.PeaceQuotations by William Shakespeare
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. George Washington
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.PeaceQuotations by George Washington
All the people like us are We, and everyone else is They. Rudyard Kipling
All the people like us are We, and everyone else is They.PeopleQuotations by Rudyard Kipling
What we know of other people’s only our memory of the moments during which we knew them. T. S. Eliot
What we know of other people’s only our memory of the moments during which we knew them.People, OtherQuotations by T. S. Eliot
The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. Eugene Delacroix
The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.PerfectionQuotations by Eugene Delacroix
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare. Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare.PerfectionQuotations by Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza
The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake. Timothy Gallwey
The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.PerformanceQuotations by Timothy Gallwey
How much we like ourselves governs our performance. Brian Tracy
How much we like ourselves governs our performance.PerformanceQuotations by Brian Tracy
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion. Minna Antrim
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.PleasureQuotations by Minna Antrim
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist. Jean Cocteau
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Jean Cocteau
Power gravitates to the man who knows how. Orison Swett Marden
Power gravitates to the man who knows how.PowerQuotations by Orison Swett Marden
I’ve always been very zealous about not invading other people’s private spaces. Peter Jennings
I’ve always been very zealous about not invading other people’s private spaces.PrivacyQuotations by Peter Jennings
Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors. Antoine Rivarol
Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.ReasonQuotations by Antoine Rivarol
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.MenQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous. Proverb
Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous.MenQuotations by Proverb
A man’s brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a women’s brain does. Barbara De Angelis
A man’s brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a women’s brain does.Men and WomenQuotations by Barbara De Angelis
In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female. Cyril Connolly
In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.Men and WomenQuotations by Cyril Connolly
Women make love for love, men make love for lust. Derrick Harge
Women make love for love, men make love for lust.Men and WomenQuotations by Derrick Harge
Men often give love for sex, women often give sex for love. Source Unknown
Men often give love for sex, women often give sex for love.Men and WomenQuotations by Source Unknown
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. [Mathew] Bible
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. [Mathew]MercyQuotations by Bible
Two half philosophers will probably never a whole metaphysician make. Gaston Bachelard
Two half philosophers will probably never a whole metaphysician make.MetaphysicsQuotations by Gaston Bachelard
A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine. Meher Baba
A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.MindQuotations by Meher Baba
The bigger a man’s head gets, the easier it is to fill his shoes. Henry Courtney
The bigger a man’s head gets, the easier it is to fill his shoes.MindQuotations by Henry Courtney
The wavering mind is but a base possession. Euripides
The wavering mind is but a base possession.MindQuotations by Euripides
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace. Elbert Hubbard
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.MindQuotations by Elbert Hubbard
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. John Milton
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.MindQuotations by John Milton
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. Edmund Spenser
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.MindQuotations by Edmund Spenser
Mind moves matter. Virgil
Mind moves matter.MindQuotations by Virgil
Where there is great love there are always miracles. Willa Cather
Where there is great love there are always miracles.MiraclesQuotations by Willa Cather
Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth. David Sarnoff
Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.MiraclesQuotations by David Sarnoff
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up. Oscar Wilde
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.Misers and MiseryQuotations by Oscar Wilde
It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. Publius Cornelius Tacitus
It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.MisfortunesQuotations by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. Dale Carnegie
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.MistakesQuotations by Dale Carnegie