Always take hold of things by the smooth handle. Thomas Jefferson
Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.Life and LivingQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
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Life has a practice of living you, if you don’t live it. Philip Larkin
Life has a practice of living you, if you don’t live it.Life and LivingQuotations by Philip Larkin
We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story. Mary Mccarthy
We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.Life and LivingQuotations by Mary Mccarthy
If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment. Friedrich Nietzsche
If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.Life and LivingQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
What a life! True life is elsewhere. We are not in the world. Arthur Rimbaud
What a life! True life is elsewhere. We are not in the world.Life and LivingQuotations by Arthur Rimbaud
Life is a rollercoaster. Try to eat a light lunch. David A. Schmaltz
Life is a rollercoaster. Try to eat a light lunch.Life and LivingQuotations by David A. Schmaltz
In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent. Socrates
In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.Life and LivingQuotations by Socrates
After all, life is really simple; we ourselves create the circumstances that complicate it. Source Unknown
After all, life is really simple; we ourselves create the circumstances that complicate it.Life and LivingQuotations by Source Unknown
Making a life comes before making a living. Source Unknown
Making a life comes before making a living.Life and LivingQuotations by Source Unknown
If I had been present at creation, I would have given some useful hints. Alfonso The Wise
If I had been present at creation, I would have given some useful hints.Life and LivingQuotations by Alfonso The Wise
The average estimate themselves by what they do, the above average by what they are. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
The average estimate themselves by what they do, the above average by what they are.AchievementQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend. Logan Pearsall Smith
The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.AcquaintanceQuotations by Logan Pearsall Smith
The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. Bette Davis
The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Bette Davis
Anger makes dull men witty — but it keeps them poor. Francis Bacon
Anger makes dull men witty — but it keeps them poor.AngerQuotations by Francis Bacon
When anger rises, think of the consequences. Confucius
When anger rises, think of the consequences.AngerQuotations by Confucius
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Indira Gandhi
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.AngerQuotations by Indira Gandhi
He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him. Saint Albertus Magnus
He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him.AngerQuotations by Saint Albertus Magnus
He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin. Thomas Secker
He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.AngerQuotations by Thomas Secker
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. Josh Billings
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.AnimalsQuotations by Josh Billings
The owl of ignorance lays the egg of pride. Proverb
The owl of ignorance lays the egg of pride.AnimalsQuotations by Proverb
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble. Elbert Hubbard
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.AnticipationQuotations by Elbert Hubbard
There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it. Ovid
There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.AnxietyQuotations by Ovid
An epigram is only a wisecrack that’s played at Carnegie Hall. Oscar Levant
An epigram is only a wisecrack that’s played at Carnegie Hall.Aphorisms and EpigramsQuotations by Oscar Levant
Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion. George Eliot
Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion.AppearanceQuotations by George Eliot
Neglect of appearance becomes men. Ovid
Neglect of appearance becomes men.AppearanceQuotations by Ovid
Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough. Mark Twain
Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.AppearanceQuotations by Mark Twain
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. St. Ambrose
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.AppreciationQuotations by St. Ambrose
People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most. Wayne Dyer
People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.ApprovalQuotations by Wayne Dyer
The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable.ArchitectureQuotations by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments. Nathaniel Emmons
Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.ArgumentQuotations by Nathaniel Emmons
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion, but rather to know it. Andre Maurois
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion, but rather to know it.ArgumentQuotations by Andre Maurois
If you argue with a woman and win, you lose. Source Unknown
If you argue with a woman and win, you lose.ArgumentQuotations by Source Unknown
A degenerate nobleman is like a turnip. There is nothing good of him but that which is underground. English Saying
A degenerate nobleman is like a turnip. There is nothing good of him but that which is underground.AristocracyQuotations by English Saying
The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor.Army and NavyQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. Albert Camus
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.ArroganceQuotations by Albert Camus
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. Professor Blackie
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Professor Blackie
Moonlight is sculpture. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moonlight is sculpture.LightQuotations by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The older I grow the more I listen to people who don’t talk much. Germain G. Glien
The older I grow the more I listen to people who don’t talk much.ListeningQuotations by Germain G. Glien
The first duty of love is to listen. Paul Tillich
The first duty of love is to listen.ListeningQuotations by Paul Tillich
All literature is political. LeVar Burton
All literature is political.LiteratureQuotations by LeVar Burton