The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life. Andre Maurois
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.FictionQuotations by Andre Maurois
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. Edgar Watson Howe
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.Fights and FightingQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
The purpose firm is equal to the deed. Edward Young
The purpose firm is equal to the deed.FirmnessQuotations by Edward Young
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. Jean De La Fontaine
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.FlatteryQuotations by Jean De La Fontaine
O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on. John Gay
O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on.FlirtingQuotations by John Gay
Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature. Gerard De Nerval
Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature.FlowersQuotations by Gerard De Nerval
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus. Thomas Carlyle
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.FocusQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.FocusQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Eating is touch carried to the bitter end. Samuel Butler
Eating is touch carried to the bitter end.Quotations by Samuel Butler
God comes to the hungry in the form of food. Mahatma Gandhi
God comes to the hungry in the form of food.Food and EatingQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
Everything you see I owe to spaghetti. Sophia Loren
Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.Food and EatingQuotations by Sophia Loren
Gluttony kills more than the sword. Proverb
Gluttony kills more than the sword.Food and EatingQuotations by Proverb
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. Peter De Vries
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.Food and EatingQuotations by Peter De Vries
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain — and most fools do. Dale Carnegie
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain — and most fools do.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Dale Carnegie
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. Oliver Goldsmith
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. Chinese Proverb
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Chinese Proverb
The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits. William Shakespeare
The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by William Shakespeare
Let’s win one for the Gipper. Knute Rockne
Let’s win one for the Gipper.FootballQuotations by Knute Rockne
They who forgive most shall be most forgiven. Josiah Bailey
They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.ForgivenessQuotations by Josiah Bailey
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. Tryon Edwards
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.ForgivenessQuotations by Tryon Edwards
He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life. Lauter
He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.ForgivenessQuotations by Lauter
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind. John Tillotson
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.ForgivenessQuotations by John Tillotson
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune’s always here. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune’s always here.FortuneQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Fortune favors the brave. Virgil
Fortune favors the brave.FortuneQuotations by Virgil
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Aleister Crowley
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.Free WillQuotations by Aleister Crowley
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better. Albert Camus
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.FreedomQuotations by Albert Camus
No one who lives in error is free. Euripides
No one who lives in error is free.FreedomQuotations by Euripides
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. Charles Evans Hughes
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.FreedomQuotations by Charles Evans Hughes
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves. Abraham Lincoln
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.FreedomQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
Freedom! Equality! Brotherhood! French Revolution Motto
Freedom! Equality! Brotherhood!FreedomQuotations by French Revolution Motto
A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue. Jean Jacques Rousseau
A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.FreedomQuotations by Jean Jacques Rousseau
Freedom is knowing who you really are. Linda Thomson
Freedom is knowing who you really are.FreedomQuotations by Linda Thomson
The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it. Grace (Patricia) Kelly
The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.Freedom of SpeechQuotations by Grace (Patricia) Kelly
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy for friendship’s sake. William Blake
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by William Blake
The world is round so that friendship may encircle it. Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
What is a friend? I will tell you it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself. Frank Crane
What is a friend? I will tell you it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Frank Crane
A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends. Thomas Fuller
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Never have a companion that casts you in the shade. Baltasar Gracian
Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Baltasar Gracian
Instead of loving your enemies — treat your friends a little better. Edgar Watson Howe
Instead of loving your enemies — treat your friends a little better.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe