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"I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch- and I will be heard!" - William Lloyd Garrison
"I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch- and I will be heard!" - William Lloyd Garrison
2010-10-18 07:40:17
We are none of us infallible -- not even the youngest of us. -Thompson, William Hepworth
We are none of us infallible -- not even the youngest of us. -Thompson, William Hepworth
2010-10-18 06:40:02
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
2010-10-18 03:40:03
Betrüger legen andere rein. Verliebte sich selbst. (Oliver Hassencamp)
Betrüger legen andere rein. Verliebte sich selbst.
2010-10-18 00:19:37
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. -Brooks, Phillips
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. -Brooks, Phillips
2010-10-18 00:10:03
"Of two evils, it is always best to vote for the least hypocritical." - American Proverb
"Of two evils, it is always best to vote for the least hypocritical." - American Proverb
2010-10-17 23:10:06
"I don't believe the mayor would be that kind of an ingrate or a hypocrite." - Joe Bruno
"I don't believe the mayor would be that kind of an ingrate or a hypocrite." - Joe Bruno
2010-10-17 22:40:04
"If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
2010-10-17 21:44:54
"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." - Friedrich Nietzsche
2010-10-17 18:11:06
Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight. -Ferber, Edna
Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight. -Ferber, Edna
2010-10-17 15:40:12
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
2010-10-17 12:40:04
"Abstraction is the prelude of reason" - Vinícius De Marco Medina
"Abstraction is the prelude of reason" - Vinícius De Marco Medina
2010-10-17 11:40:13
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases. -Cervantes, Miguel De
2010-10-17 09:10:04
"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart." - Anthony J. D'Angelo
"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart." - Anthony J. D'Angelo
2010-10-17 07:10:15
"In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions." - William Osler
"In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions." - William Osler
2010-10-17 05:41:44
"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th." - Julie Andrews
"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th." - Julie Andrews
2010-10-17 04:41:14
A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions. -Mizner, Wilson
A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions. -Mizner, Wilson
2010-10-17 03:40:02
Vom Wahrsagen läßt sich's wohl leben in der Welt, aber nicht vom Wahrheitsagen. (Georg Christoph Lichtenberg)
Vom Wahrsagen läßt sich's wohl leben in der
2010-10-17 00:47:04
The great tragedy of science is the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. -Huxley, Thomas H.
The great tragedy of science is the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. -Huxley, Thomas H.
2010-10-17 00:40:03
"Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them" - Henry David Thoreau
"Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them" - Henry David Thoreau
2010-10-16 18:41:09
The height of wisdom, it is said, Is not to return ill for ill. -Valluvar
The height of wisdom, it is said, Is not to return ill for ill. -Valluvar
2010-10-16 15:40:05
If I advance, follow me! If I retreat, kill me! If I die, avenge me! -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
If I advance, follow me! If I retreat, kill me! If I die, avenge me! -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
2010-10-16 06:10:04
Tragedy is like strong acid -- it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth. -Lawrence, D. H.
Tragedy is like strong acid -- it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth. -Lawrence, D. H.
2010-10-16 03:10:03
Die Wahrheit ist unteilbar. Nur die Köpfe, in die sie nicht hineingeht, können gespalten werden. (Peter Bamm)
Die Wahrheit ist unteilbar. Nur die Köpfe,
2010-10-16 00:12:36
No statesmen ever will find it worth his pains, to tax our labor and excise our brain. -Churchill, Randolph
No statesmen ever will find it worth his pains, to tax our labor and excise our brain. -Churchill, Randolph
2010-10-15 21:40:07
The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
2010-10-15 18:40:05
the path of sorrow,and that path alone,leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown. -Cowper William
the path of sorrow,and that path alone,leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown. -Cowper William
2010-10-15 15:40:02
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. -Wilde, Oscar
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. -Wilde, Oscar
2010-10-15 12:40:04
"Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers." - Voltaire
"Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers." - Voltaire
2010-10-15 11:40:05
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. -Proverb, Chinese
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. -Proverb, Chinese
2010-10-15 09:40:04
"In his company, I am grieved to the soul by a thousand tender recollections." - Jane Austen
"In his company, I am grieved to the soul by a thousand tender recollections." - Jane Austen
2010-10-15 06:41:20
"The more one judges, the less one loves." - Honore de Balzac
"The more one judges, the less one loves." - Honore de Balzac
2010-10-15 05:40:14
In wildness is the preservation of the world. -Thoreau, Henry David
In wildness is the preservation of the world. -Thoreau, Henry David
2010-10-15 03:40:04
"First our pleasures die - and then our hopes, and then our fears - and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust - and we die too" - Percy Bysshe Shelley
"First our pleasures die - and then our hopes, and then our fears - and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust - and we die too" - Percy Bysshe Shelley
2010-10-15 02:46:44
"Hypocritical reader, my double, my brother!" - Charles Baudelaire
"Hypocritical reader, my double, my brother!" - Charles Baudelaire
2010-10-15 02:40:04
Es gibt ebensowenig hundertprozentige Wahrheit wie hundertprozentigen Alkohol. (Sigmund Freud)
Es gibt ebensowenig hundertprozentige Wahrheit
2010-10-15 00:48:47
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness. -Hoffer, Eric
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness. -Hoffer, Eric
2010-10-15 00:40:02
The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. -Hoffer, Eric
The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. -Hoffer, Eric
2010-10-14 21:40:12
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. -Machiavelli, Niccolo
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. -Machiavelli, Niccolo
2010-10-14 18:40:03
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
2010-10-14 15:40:04
"Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it" - Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it" - Oliver Wendell Holmes
2010-10-14 13:42:22
"No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other." - Frank Lloyd Wright
"No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other." - Frank Lloyd Wright
2010-10-14 13:40:07
"Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves" - Euripides
"Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves" - Euripides
2010-10-14 10:40:06
No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you. -Hurston, Zora Neale
No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you. -Hurston, Zora Neale
2010-10-14 09:40:14
"We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth." - Carl Gustav Jung
"We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth." - Carl Gustav Jung
2010-10-14 08:40:04
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. -Carlyle, Thomas
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. -Carlyle, Thomas
2010-10-14 06:40:02
Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest. -Baudelaire, Charles
Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest. -Baudelaire, Charles
2010-10-14 03:10:04
"I was strong enough not to let them get the best of me, but I'm definitely one who has taken what people say to heart and let it eat away at me." - Beverly Mitchell
"I was strong enough not to let them get the best of me, but I'm definitely one who has taken what people say to heart and let it eat away at me." - Beverly Mitchell
2010-10-14 02:12:32
Wer immer die Wahrheit sagt, kann sich ein schlechtes Gedächtnis leisten. (Theodor Heuss)
Wer immer die Wahrheit sagt, kann sich ein
2010-10-14 00:14:12
Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. -Long, Lazarus
Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. -Long, Lazarus
2010-10-14 00:10:17
He makes no friends who never made a foe. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
He makes no friends who never made a foe. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
2010-10-13 21:40:04
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. -Hubbard, Elbert
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. -Hubbard, Elbert
2010-10-13 18:40:16
He's the type who makes mountains out of molehills and then sells climbing equipment. -Ball, Ivern
He's the type who makes mountains out of molehills and then sells climbing equipment. -Ball, Ivern
2010-10-13 15:40:03
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind. -Chambers, Robert
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind. -Chambers, Robert
2010-10-13 12:40:04
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. -Caplan, Mortimer
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. -Caplan, Mortimer
2010-10-13 09:40:03
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. -Disraeli, Benjamin
2010-10-13 06:40:02
"Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few." - George Jean Nathan
"Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few." - George Jean Nathan
2010-10-13 04:40:25
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day. -Thoreau, Henry David
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day. -Thoreau, Henry David
2010-10-13 03:10:03
Wer A sagt, der muß nicht B sagen. Er kann auch erkennen, daß A falsch war. (Bertolt Brecht)
Wer A sagt, der muß nicht B sagen. Er kann
2010-10-13 01:48:20
Fear God and you need not fear anyone else. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
Fear God and you need not fear anyone else. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
2010-10-13 00:40:03
"I won't belong to any organization that would have me as a member" - Groucho Marx
"I won't belong to any organization that would have me as a member" - Groucho Marx
2010-10-12 22:11:11
Frankly, I don't mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is. -Kennedy, Edward
Frankly, I don't mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is. -Kennedy, Edward
2010-10-12 21:40:03
"The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity." - Rollo May
"The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity." - Rollo May
2010-10-12 16:10:05
"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine - My sins are my own, they belong to me" - Patti Smith
"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine - My sins are my own, they belong to me" - Patti Smith
2010-10-12 15:40:27
Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting. -Picasso, Pablo
Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting. -Picasso, Pablo
2010-10-12 15:40:02
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - E. E. Cummings
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - E. E. Cummings
2010-10-12 12:40:04
Myths which are believed in tend to become true. -Orwell, George
Myths which are believed in tend to become true. -Orwell, George
2010-10-12 12:10:03
A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime. -Auden, W. H.
A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime. -Auden, W. H.
2010-10-12 09:40:03
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit." - Noel Coward
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit." - Noel Coward
2010-10-12 09:12:33
"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy."
David Brooks quotes
David Brooks
2010-10-12 09:10:02
It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be. -Hubbard, Kin
It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be. -Hubbard, Kin
2010-10-12 06:40:03
"When I die, my only wish is that Cambodia remain Cambodia and belong to the West. It is over for communism, and I want to stress that." - Pol Pot
"When I die, my only wish is that Cambodia remain Cambodia and belong to the West. It is over for communism, and I want to stress that." - Pol Pot
2010-10-12 06:10:07
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it. -Mann, Horace
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it. -Mann, Horace
2010-10-12 03:40:07
Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say. -Dyer, Wayne
Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say. -Dyer, Wayne
2010-10-12 00:40:03
You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing. -Streep, Meryl
You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing. -Streep, Meryl
2010-10-11 21:40:04
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." - Thich Nhat Hanh
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." - Thich Nhat Hanh
2010-10-11 18:41:26
He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. -Johnson, Samuel
He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. -Johnson, Samuel
2010-10-11 15:40:36
"I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will" - Antonio Gramsci
"I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will" - Antonio Gramsci
2010-10-11 12:43:36
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. -Sutzkever, Abraham
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. -Sutzkever, Abraham
2010-10-11 12:40:04
"No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible" - George Grace
"No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible" - George Grace
2010-10-11 10:40:05
All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. -Voltaire
All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. -Voltaire
2010-10-11 09:40:03
Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare. -Proverb, Japanese
Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare. -Proverb, Japanese
2010-10-11 06:10:06
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. -Pope, Alexander
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. -Pope, Alexander
2010-10-11 03:40:04
Der Mensch ist das einzige Tier, das errötet oder erröten sollte. (Mark Twain)
Der Mensch ist das einzige Tier, das errötet
2010-10-11 00:13:14
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. -Hubbard, Elbert
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. -Hubbard, Elbert
2010-10-10 21:40:03
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless. -Baldwin, James
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless. -Baldwin, James
2010-10-10 18:40:05
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. -Edison, Thomas A.
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. -Edison, Thomas A.
2010-10-10 12:40:03
"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all thirty feet tall."
Larry Wilde quotes
Larry Wilde
2010-10-10 08:40:03
Might, could, would --they are contemptible auxiliaries. -Eliot, George
Might, could, would --they are contemptible auxiliaries. -Eliot, George
2010-10-10 03:40:03
A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt. -Huxley, Aldous
A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt. -Huxley, Aldous
2010-10-09 21:40:04
Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive. -Bueller, Ferris
Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive. -Bueller, Ferris
2010-10-09 15:40:04
"Don't cross the bridge until you get to it" - English Proverb
"Don't cross the bridge until you get to it" - English Proverb
2010-10-09 14:41:53
"Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family." - Bo Bennett
"Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family." - Bo Bennett
2010-10-09 14:40:05
The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist. -Mcluhan, Marshall
The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist. -Mcluhan, Marshall
2010-10-09 12:40:09
"I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions" - Dorothy Day
"I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions" - Dorothy Day
2010-10-09 08:10:06
"Continual improvement is an unending journey." - Lloyd Dobens
"Continual improvement is an unending journey." - Lloyd Dobens
2010-10-09 07:10:15
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. -Johnson, Samuel
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. -Johnson, Samuel
2010-10-09 06:40:07
Reality is for people who can't face drugs. -Peter, Laurence J.
Reality is for people who can't face drugs. -Peter, Laurence J.
2010-10-09 03:40:03
Man sollte viel öfter nachdenken; und zwar vorher. (Werner Mitsch)
Man sollte viel öfter nachdenken; und zwar vorher.
2010-10-09 00:13:06
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. -Coolidge, Calvin
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. -Coolidge, Calvin
2010-10-09 00:10:04
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So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.
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