It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine. Charles R. Darwin
It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine.EvilQuotations by Charles R. Darwin
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Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. Gabriel Riqueti Mirabeau
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.EvilQuotations by Gabriel Riqueti Mirabeau
Evil is nourished and grows by concealment. Virgil
Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.EvilQuotations by Virgil
There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can’t tell the truth without lying. Josh Billings
There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can’t tell the truth without lying.ExaggerationQuotations by Josh Billings
Just do what you do best. Red Auerbach
Just do what you do best.AbilityQuotations by Red Auerbach
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature . Charles Dickens
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature .AbstinenceQuotations by Charles Dickens
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. Epicurus
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.AbundanceQuotations by Epicurus
A wounded deer leaps the highest. Emily Dickinson
A wounded deer leaps the highest.AdversityQuotations by Emily Dickinson
As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it. Horace
As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it.AdversityQuotations by Horace
Only entropy comes easy. Lewis Mumford
Only entropy comes easy.AdversityQuotations by Lewis Mumford
In a dark time, the eye begins to see. Theodore Roethke
In a dark time, the eye begins to see.AdversityQuotations by Theodore Roethke
Things were bad but now they are OK. Harold J. Seymour
Things were bad but now they are OK.AdversityQuotations by Harold J. Seymour
When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own. Source Unknown
When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own.AdversityQuotations by Source Unknown
The path of least resistance is the path of the loser. Phil Weltman
The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.AdversityQuotations by Phil Weltman
No agency is better than its account executives. Morris Hite
No agency is better than its account executives.AdvertisingQuotations by Morris Hite
Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but we want a different one. Ivern Ball
Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but we want a different one.AdviceQuotations by Ivern Ball
When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies. Kahlil Gibran
When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.AdviceQuotations by Kahlil Gibran
It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say. Jawaharlal Nehru
It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.AdviceQuotations by Jawaharlal Nehru
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something. Henry David Thoreau
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.AdviceQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.AffectionQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Measure three times before you cut once. Proverb
Measure three times before you cut once.DetailQuotations by Proverb
The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment. Publilius Syrus
The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment.DisappointmentsQuotations by Publilius Syrus
Dreams have their place in managerial activity, but they need to be kept severely under control. Lord Weinstock
Dreams have their place in managerial activity, but they need to be kept severely under control.DreamsQuotations by Lord Weinstock
I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest. Muhammad Ali
I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.AffirmationQuotations by Muhammad Ali
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life. Daniel Francois Esprit Auber
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.Age and AgingQuotations by Daniel Francois Esprit Auber
I believe the true function of age is memory. I’m recording as fast as I can. Rita Mae Brown
I believe the true function of age is memory. I’m recording as fast as I can.Age and AgingQuotations by Rita Mae Brown
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. Thomas Carlyle
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.Age and AgingQuotations by …
Age is a matter of feeling, not of years. George William Curtis
Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.Age and AgingQuotations by George William Curtis
Many foxes grow gray but few grow good. Benjamin Franklin
Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.Age and AgingQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. Edward Hoagland
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.Age and AgingQuotations by Edward Hoagland
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. Garson Kanin
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.Age and AgingQuotations by Garson Kanin
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth. W. Somerset Maugham
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.Age and AgingQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea. John Nuveen
You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.Age and AgingQuotations by John …
We pay when old for the excesses of youth. Proverb
We pay when old for the excesses of youth.Age and AgingQuotations by Proverb
Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying! William Shakespeare
Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying!Age and AgingQuotations by William Shakespeare
Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality. Jean Paul Richter
Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.Death and DyingQuotations by Jean Paul Richter
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor. Seneca
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.Death and DyingQuotations by Seneca
To fear death is to misunderstand life. Source Unknown
To fear death is to misunderstand life.Death and DyingQuotations by Source Unknown
For he who lives more lives than one: More deaths than one must die. Oscar Wilde
For he who lives more lives than one: More deaths than one must die.Death and DyingQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt. Benjamin Franklin
Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.DebtQuotations by Benjamin Franklin