"The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take." – C. Northcote Parkinson

Love quotes May 8, 2010

“The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.” – C. Northcote Parkinson

"It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself." – Charles Baudelaire

“It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less …

"A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark" – Dante Alighieri

“A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark” – Dante Alighieri

"FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed." – Ambrose Bierce

“FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.” – Ambrose Bierce

"A compliment is like a kiss through a veil." – Victor Hugo

“A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.” – Victor Hugo

"Be tender towards the fault of others, be strict towards your own." – H. H. Swami Tejomayananda

“Be tender towards the fault of others, be strict towards your own.” – H. H. Swami Tejomayananda

"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness" – Jean Vanier

“Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness” – Jean Vanier

"Them’s my sentiments" – William Makepeace Thackeray

“Them’s my sentiments” – William Makepeace Thackeray

"The trauma of the Sixties persuaded me that my generation’s egalitarianism was a sentimental error. I now see the hierarchical as both beautiful and necessary. Efficiency liberates; egalitarianism tangles, delays, blocks, deadens." – Camille Paglia

“The trauma of the Sixties persuaded me that my generation’s egalitarianism was a sentimental error. I now see …

"We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement." – William Howard Taft

“We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much …

"There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard" – Washington Irving

“There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard” – Washington Irving