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
When it is a question of God’s almighty Spirit, never say, I can’t. Oswald Chambers
When it is a question of God’s almighty Spirit, never say, I can’t.AbilityQuotations by Oswald Chambers
Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. George Eliot
Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.AbstinenceQuotations by George Eliot
He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without.AbundanceQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. Frank Herbert Dune
People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.AdversityQuotations by Frank Herbert Dune
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. Horace
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.AdversityQuotations by Horace
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. John Neal
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.AdversityQuotations by John Neal
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. James Rogers
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.AdversityQuotations by James Rogers
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. Merle Shain
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment.AdversityQuotations by Merle Shain
We need tough days to drive us to our knees. Source Unknown
We need tough days to drive us to our knees.AdversityQuotations by Source Unknown
A reasonable amount o fleas is good for a dog — keeps him from brooding over being a dog, maybe. Edward Noyes Westcott
A reasonable amount o fleas is good for a dog — keeps him from brooding over being a dog, maybe.AdversityQuotations by Edward Noyes Westcott
Several years before birth, advertise for a couple of parents belonging to long-lived families. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Several years before birth, advertise for a couple of parents belonging to long-lived families.AdvertisingQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. Walter Benjamin
Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.AdviceQuotations by Walter Benjamin
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. Marquis de la Grange
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.AdviceQuotations by Marquis de la Grange
Good advice is beyond all price. Proverb
Good advice is beyond all price.AdviceQuotations by Proverb
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. Source Unknown
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.AdviceQuotations by Source Unknown
But I will be a bridegroom in my death, and run into a lover’s bed. William Shakespeare
But I will be a bridegroom in my death, and run into a lover’s bed.Death and DyingQuotations by William Shakespeare
Carelessness is worse than a thieve. Gaelic Proverb
Carelessness is worse than a thieve.DetailQuotations by Gaelic Proverb
The man who appeals to the best side of his fellows is rarely disappointed. Source Unknown
The man who appeals to the best side of his fellows is rarely disappointed.DisappointmentsQuotations by Source Unknown
Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer. Oscar Wilde
Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.DreamsQuotations by Oscar Wilde
These repetitive words and phrases are merely methods of convincing the subconscious mind. Claude M. Bristol
These repetitive words and phrases are merely methods of convincing the subconscious mind.AffirmationQuotations by Claude M. Bristol
Age will not be defied. Francis Bacon
Age will not be defied.Age and AgingQuotations by Francis Bacon
A woman’s always younger than a man at equal years. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
A woman’s always younger than a man at equal years.Age and AgingQuotations by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Thomas Carlyle
The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and forever.Age and AgingQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
He is so old that his blood type was discontinued. Bill Dana
He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.Age and AgingQuotations by Bill Dana
At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. Benjamin Franklin
At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.Age and AgingQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Age, like distance lends a double charm. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Age, like distance lends a double charm.Age and AgingQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
I’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often, but I’m well preserved. Rose F. Kennedy
I’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often, but I’m well preserved.Age and AgingQuotations by Rose F. Kennedy
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long. W. Somerset Maugham
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.Age and AgingQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, age don’t matter. Leroy ”Satchel” Paige
Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, age don’t matter.Age and AgingQuotations by Leroy ”Satchel” Paige
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune. English Proverb
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.Age and AgingQuotations by English Proverb
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Proverb
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.Death and DyingQuotations by Proverb
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andy Rooney
Death is a distant rumor to the young.Death and DyingQuotations by Andy Rooney
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. Seneca
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.Death and DyingQuotations by Seneca
Those to whom we say farewell, are welcomed by others. Source Unknown
Those to whom we say farewell, are welcomed by others.Death and DyingQuotations by Source Unknown
I am dying beyond my means. Oscar Wilde
I am dying beyond my means.Death and DyingQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Debt is the worst poverty. Thomas Fuller
Debt is the worst poverty.DebtQuotations by Thomas Fuller