Quotes and Sayings
To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth out not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration. The only distinctions which should be recognized are those of the soul, of strong principle, of incorruptible integrity, of usefulness, of cultivated intellect, of fidelity in seeking the truth.William Ellery Channing
He that loves the law will get his fill of it.Scottish Prove
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies probably because they are generally the same people.G. K. Chesterton
Wherever we are, it is our friends that make our world.Henry Drummond
The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion, and pride in self - Reliance. He is led no longer by Davy Crocketts he is led by cheer leaders, press agents, word mongers, uplifters.Henry Louis Mencken
With great power comes great responsibility.Stan Lee, Spider - Man comic
Fabrizio In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.Godfather, The
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.American Indian Prove
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.C. C. Colton
Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.Milton Friedman
Ninety percent of everything is crap.Theodore Sturgeon
Dubito ergo sum - I doubt therefore I am.Kayvan Sylvan
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer the activity must lie in the phenomenon.Maria Montessori
Repetition is the death of art.Robin Green, Northern Exposure, Burning Down the House, 1992
Accent is the soul of language it gives to it both feeling and truth.Jean Jacques Rousseau
Man is a natural polygamist: he always has one woman leading him by the nose, and another hanging on to his coattails.H. L. Mencken
Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of a barn.Anouk Aimee
Though friendship is not quick to burn, It is explosive stuff.May Sarton
They can expect nothing but their labour for their pains.Miguel de Cervantes
It has always been the prerogative of children and half - wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half - wit remains a half - wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.Neil Gaiman, Sandman
Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.Jules Renard
Opinions are made to be changed - Or how is the truth to be got at.Lord Byron
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.Publilius Syrus
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.Franz Kafka
Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.Alfred Victor Vigny
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.Mark Twain
Unlike human beings, computers possess the truly profound stupidity of the inanimate.Bruce Sterling, The Hacker Crackdown
Sit quiety, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.Zen Prove
Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.Sacha Guitry
The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them and they make us despair in losing them.Madame de Lambert
It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about.Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Magazine, May 2004
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo Deny thy father, and refuse thy name...William Shakespeare
A good home must be made, not bought.Joyce Maynard, "Domestic Affairs".
That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being false.Paul Valery
It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.Abraham Lincoln
Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgment.La Rochefoucauld
