A man’s vanity tells him what is honor, a man’s conscience what is justice. Walter Savage Landor
A man’s vanity tells him what is honor, a man’s conscience what is justice.JusticeQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
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Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand. Christian Nevell Bovee
Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand.KindnessQuotations by Christian Nevell Bovee
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. Samuel Johnson
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.KindnessQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Jacqueline Schiff
Kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.KindnessQuotations by Jacqueline Schiff
A spark of kindness starts a fire of love. Source Unknown
A spark of kindness starts a fire of love.KindnessQuotations by Source Unknown
The foremost art of kings is the ability to endure hatred. Seneca
The foremost art of kings is the ability to endure hatred.KingsQuotations by Seneca
Knowledge and human power are synonymous. Francis Bacon
Knowledge and human power are synonymous.KnowledgeQuotations by Francis Bacon
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity. William Ellery Channing
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity.KnowledgeQuotations by William Ellery Channing
Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge is forbid. Sir John Denham
Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge is forbid.KnowledgeQuotations by Sir John Denham
He knows so little and knows it so fluently. Ellen Glasgow
He knows so little and knows it so fluently.KnowledgeQuotations by Ellen Glasgow
The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds. John F. Kennedy
The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.KnowledgeQuotations by John F. Kennedy
Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. Indian Proverb
Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.Life and LivingQuotations by Indian Proverb
There’s nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear. Daniel Dennett
There’s nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.ArgumentQuotations by Daniel Dennett
The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love. Theodor Reik
The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.LoveQuotations by Theodor Reik
Maturity consists in no longer being taken in by oneself. Kajetan Von Schlaggenberg
Maturity consists in no longer being taken in by oneself.MaturityQuotations by Kajetan Von Schlaggenberg
For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child. Friedrich Nietzsche
For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child.Men and WomenQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news. Ben Johnson
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.NewspapersQuotations by Ben Johnson
What’s scary in life is not what people know (or don’t know), but what they know that ain’t so. Leroy ”Satchel” Paige
What’s scary in life is not what people know (or don’t know), but what they know that ain’t so.KnowledgeQuotations by Leroy ”Satchel” Paige
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. Bertrand Russell
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.KnowledgeQuotations by Bertrand Russell
Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known and I know the rest. Mark Twain
Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known and I know the rest.KnowledgeQuotations by Mark Twain
A man’s best friends are his ten fingers. Robert Collyer
A man’s best friends are his ten fingers.LaborQuotations by Robert Collyer
With one hand he put a penny in the urn of poverty, and with the other took a shilling out. Robert Pollok
With one hand he put a penny in the urn of poverty, and with the other took a shilling out.LandlordsQuotations by Robert Pollok
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words. George Eliot
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.LanguageQuotations by George Eliot
No literature is complete until the language it was written in is dead. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
No literature is complete until the language it was written in is dead.LanguageQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
As advertising blather becomes the nation’s normal idiom, language becomes printed noise. George F. Will
As advertising blather becomes the nation’s normal idiom, language becomes printed noise.LanguageQuotations by George F. Will
If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane. Jimmy Buffett
If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.LaughterQuotations by Jimmy Buffett
Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.LaughterQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. Milan Kundera
The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.LaughterQuotations by Milan Kundera
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. John Quinton
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.LaughterQuotations by John Quinton
When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are. Source Unknown
When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are.LaughterQuotations by Source Unknown
Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there. Emma Goldman
Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there.HeavenQuotations by Emma Goldman
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly. Jonathan Swift
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.HeavenQuotations by Jonathan Swift
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict. King Jr. Martin Luther
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.HellQuotations by King Jr. Martin Luther
What is a society without a heroic dimension? Jean Baudrillard
What is a society without a heroic dimension?Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Jean Baudrillard
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. Samuel Johnson
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Samuel Johnson
People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors. Edmund Burke
People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors.History and HistoriansQuotations by Edmund Burke
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. Anatole France
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.History and HistoriansQuotations by Anatole France
Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter. African Proverb
Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.History and HistoriansQuotations by African Proverb
If New York is the Big Apple, tonight Hollywood is the Big Nipple. Bernardo Bertolucci
If New York is the Big Apple, tonight Hollywood is the Big Nipple.HollywoodQuotations by Bernardo Bertolucci
Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. Francis Bacon
Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.HomeQuotations by Francis Bacon