Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. ~Blaise Pascal
Vanity is the quicksand of reason ~George Sand
The surest cure for vanity is loneliness. ~Thomas Wolfe
Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. ~Benjamin Franklin
There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it. ~Mark Twain, Notebook, 1898
Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Beauty's sister is vanity, and its daughter lust. ~Author Unknown
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. ~François de la Rochefoucauld
Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in continual danger, when in company, of being led an ignis fatuus chase by it. ~John Adams
There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth. ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of you. ~Miguel De Unamuno
To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life. ~Lord Chesterfield
Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory. ~Joseph Conrad
We speak little if not egged on by vanity. ~François de la Rochefoucauld
The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. ~Henri Bergson
If vanity does not overthrow all our virtues, at least she makes them totter. ~François de la Rochefoucauld
Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty. ~Louis Kronenberger
Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own. ~François de la Rochefoucauld
In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity;
On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity.
~Robert Browning
Virtue would not go to such lengths if vanity did not keep her company. ~François de la Rochefoucauld
Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life. ~Benjamin Franklin
Monday, 22 August 2011
Thrift
Thrift is not an affair of the pocket, but an affair of character. ~S.W. Straus
Thrift comes too late when you find it at the bottom of your purse. ~Seneca
Thrift was never more necessary in the world's history than it is today. ~Francis H. Sisson
Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous. ~Lord Rosebery
The thrift that does not make a man charitable sours into avarice. ~M.W. Harrison
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. ~Calvin Coolidge
A bargain ain't a bargain unless it's something you need. ~Sidney Carroll, A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Be thrifty, but not covetous. ~George Herbert
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. ~Agesilaus
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. ~John D. Rockefeller
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift? ~Cicero
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. ~Samuel Johnson
Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power. ~Orison Swett Marden
He who does not economize will have to agonize. ~Confucius
Frugality is misery in disguise. ~Publilius Syrus
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. ~Benjamin Franklin
We are not to judge thrift solely by the test of saving or spending. If one spends what he should prudently save, that certainly is to be deplored. But if one saves what he should prudently spend, that is not necessarily to be commended. A wise balance between the two is the desired end. ~Owen Young
Thrift comes too late when you find it at the bottom of your purse. ~Seneca
Thrift was never more necessary in the world's history than it is today. ~Francis H. Sisson
Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous. ~Lord Rosebery
The thrift that does not make a man charitable sours into avarice. ~M.W. Harrison
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. ~Calvin Coolidge
A bargain ain't a bargain unless it's something you need. ~Sidney Carroll, A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Be thrifty, but not covetous. ~George Herbert
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. ~Agesilaus
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. ~John D. Rockefeller
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift? ~Cicero
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. ~Samuel Johnson
Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power. ~Orison Swett Marden
He who does not economize will have to agonize. ~Confucius
Frugality is misery in disguise. ~Publilius Syrus
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. ~Benjamin Franklin
We are not to judge thrift solely by the test of saving or spending. If one spends what he should prudently save, that certainly is to be deplored. But if one saves what he should prudently spend, that is not necessarily to be commended. A wise balance between the two is the desired end. ~Owen Young
Safety
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. ~William Shakespeare
For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind. ~Eleanor Everet
Safety doesn't happen by accident. ~Author Unknown
"Safety First" is "Safety Always." ~Charles M. Hayes
Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
Precaution is better than cure. ~Edward Coke
As soon as you see a mistake and don't fix it, it becomes your mistake. ~Author Unknown
Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy. ~Author Unknown
Who can hope to be safe? who sufficiently cautious?
Guard himself as he may, every moment's an ambush.
~Horace
Safety means first aid to the uninjured. ~Author Unknown
Accidents, and particularly street and highway accidents, do not happen - they are caused. ~Ernest Greenwood
Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent. ~Author Unknown
Chance takers are accident makers. ~Author Unknown
Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car. ~Author Unknown
It's better to crash into a nap than to nap into a crash. ~Author Unknown
Luck runs out but safety is good for life. ~Author Unknown
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else. ~James Thurber
Accidents hurt - safety doesn't. ~Author Unknown
Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it. ~Author Unknown
The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense. ~Author Unknown
Working without safety is a dead-end job. ~Author Unknown
Know safety, no injury. No safety, know injury. ~Author Unknown
We now have unshakable conviction that accident causes are man-made and that a manmade problem can be solved by men and women. ~W.H. Cameron
Carelessness doesn't bounce; it shatters. ~Terri Guillemets
Safety never takes a holiday. ~Author Unknown
Danger never takes a vacation. ~Author Unknown
When you gamble with safety, you bet your life. ~Author Unknown
If safety is a joke, then death is the punchline. ~Paul Laforest
Is better to lose one minute in life... than to lose life in a minute. ~Author Unknown
While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work. ~Author Unknown
Hearing protection is a sound investment. ~Author Unknown
To learn about eye protection, ask someone who has one. ~Author Unknown
Safety glasses: making foresight 20/20. ~Author Unknown
Your safety gears are between your ears. ~Author Unknown
Broken tools can be replaced. You can't. ~Author Unknown
Personal protective equipment is self-defense. ~Author Unknown
Tomorrow - your reward for working safely today. ~Author Unknown
Unsafe acts will keep you in stitches. ~Author Unknown
Don't learn safety by accident. ~Author Unknown
If you mess up, 'fess up. ~Author Unknown
Road sense is the offspring of courtesy and the parent of safety. ~Australian Traffic Rule, quoted in Quotations for Special Occasions by Maud van Buren, 1938
Safety is as simple as ABC - Always Be Careful. ~Author Unknown
Safety isn't expensive, its priceless. ~Author Unknown
Be alert! Accidents hurt. ~Author Unknown
Alert today, alive tomorrow. ~Author Unknown
Better dead sure than sure dead. ~Author Unknown
If you don't think it's safe, it probably isn't. ~Author Unknown
When safety is a factor, call in a contractor. ~Author Unknown
Wishing won't keep you safe - safety will. ~Author Unknown
Working safely is like breathing - if you don't, you die. ~Author Unknown
The safest risk is the one you didn't take. ~Author Unknown
Safety isn't just a slogan, it's a way of life. ~Author Unknown
For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind. ~Eleanor Everet
Safety doesn't happen by accident. ~Author Unknown
"Safety First" is "Safety Always." ~Charles M. Hayes
Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
Precaution is better than cure. ~Edward Coke
As soon as you see a mistake and don't fix it, it becomes your mistake. ~Author Unknown
Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy. ~Author Unknown
Who can hope to be safe? who sufficiently cautious?
Guard himself as he may, every moment's an ambush.
~Horace
Safety means first aid to the uninjured. ~Author Unknown
Accidents, and particularly street and highway accidents, do not happen - they are caused. ~Ernest Greenwood
Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent. ~Author Unknown
Chance takers are accident makers. ~Author Unknown
Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car. ~Author Unknown
It's better to crash into a nap than to nap into a crash. ~Author Unknown
Luck runs out but safety is good for life. ~Author Unknown
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else. ~James Thurber
Accidents hurt - safety doesn't. ~Author Unknown
Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it. ~Author Unknown
The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense. ~Author Unknown
Working without safety is a dead-end job. ~Author Unknown
Know safety, no injury. No safety, know injury. ~Author Unknown
We now have unshakable conviction that accident causes are man-made and that a manmade problem can be solved by men and women. ~W.H. Cameron
Carelessness doesn't bounce; it shatters. ~Terri Guillemets
Safety never takes a holiday. ~Author Unknown
Danger never takes a vacation. ~Author Unknown
When you gamble with safety, you bet your life. ~Author Unknown
If safety is a joke, then death is the punchline. ~Paul Laforest
Is better to lose one minute in life... than to lose life in a minute. ~Author Unknown
While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work. ~Author Unknown
Hearing protection is a sound investment. ~Author Unknown
To learn about eye protection, ask someone who has one. ~Author Unknown
Safety glasses: making foresight 20/20. ~Author Unknown
Your safety gears are between your ears. ~Author Unknown
Broken tools can be replaced. You can't. ~Author Unknown
Personal protective equipment is self-defense. ~Author Unknown
Tomorrow - your reward for working safely today. ~Author Unknown
Unsafe acts will keep you in stitches. ~Author Unknown
Don't learn safety by accident. ~Author Unknown
If you mess up, 'fess up. ~Author Unknown
Road sense is the offspring of courtesy and the parent of safety. ~Australian Traffic Rule, quoted in Quotations for Special Occasions by Maud van Buren, 1938
Safety is as simple as ABC - Always Be Careful. ~Author Unknown
Safety isn't expensive, its priceless. ~Author Unknown
Be alert! Accidents hurt. ~Author Unknown
Alert today, alive tomorrow. ~Author Unknown
Better dead sure than sure dead. ~Author Unknown
If you don't think it's safe, it probably isn't. ~Author Unknown
When safety is a factor, call in a contractor. ~Author Unknown
Wishing won't keep you safe - safety will. ~Author Unknown
Working safely is like breathing - if you don't, you die. ~Author Unknown
The safest risk is the one you didn't take. ~Author Unknown
Safety isn't just a slogan, it's a way of life. ~Author Unknown
Perfection
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ~Harriet Braiker
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. ~Goethe
No one is perfect... that's why pencils have erasers. ~Author Unknown
Nothing that is complete breathes. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. ~John Henry Newman
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in.
~Leonard Cohen
To escape criticism - do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~Elbert Hubbard
Only in grammar can you be more than perfect. ~William Safire
Sometimes... when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing. ~From the television show Ally McBeal
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~Henry van Dyke
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. ~Carl Schurz, address, Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1859
Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect. ~Chinese Proverb
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Confucius, Analects
The most difficult part of attaining perfection is finding something to do for an encore. ~Author Unknown
When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target. ~George Fisher
Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect, then you develop some confidence. ~Rosalynn Carter
There are no perfect men in this world, only perfect intentions. ~Pen Densham, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues. You can't separate them. They're wedded. ~Henry Miller
Does "anal-retentive" have a hyphen? ~Alison Bechdel, 1990 Dykes to Watch Out For calendar (Thanks, Chelsea)
The human story does not always unfold like a mathematical calculation on the principle that two and two make four. Sometimes in life they make five or minus three; and sometimes the blackboard topples down in the middle of the sum and leaves the class in disorder and the pedagogue with a black eye. ~Winston Churchill
The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form. ~Stanley J. Randall
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds. ~Wilt Chamberlain
Always live up to your standards - by lowering them, if necessary. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
He who hath not a dram of folly in his mixture hath pounds of much worse matter in his composition. ~Charles Lamb
Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
Bachelors' wives and old maids' children are always perfect. ~Nicholas Chamfort
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. ~Matthew Arnold
I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Player Piano
Unless I accept my faults I will most certainly doubt my virtues. ~Hugh Prather
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. ~William Shakespeare, King Lear, 1605
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. ~William Faulkner
A good garden may have some weeds. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. ~Vince Lombardi
I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being. ~Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault), The Garden of Epicurus, 1894
Congratulations! You're not perfect! It's ridiculous to want to be perfect anyway. But then, everybody's ridiculous sometimes, except perfect people. You know what perfect is? Perfect is not eating or drinking or talking or moving a muscle or making even the teensiest mistake. Perfect is never doing anything wrong - which means never doing anything at all. Perfect is boring! So you're not perfect! Wonderful! Have fun! Eat things that give you bad breath! Trip over your own shoelaces! Laugh! Let somebody else laugh at you! Perfect people never do any of those things. All they do is sit around and sip weak tea and think about how perfect they are. But they're really not one-hundred-percent perfect anyway. You should see them when they get the hiccups! Phooey! Who needs 'em? You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week. ~Stephen Manes, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!
He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out. ~Martha Graham
One minute was enough, Tyler said, a person had to work hard for it, but a minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection. ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it's time to check your yardstick. ~Bill Lemley
Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on. ~Ed Howe
Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways. ~Samuel McChord Crothers
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. ~Goethe
No one is perfect... that's why pencils have erasers. ~Author Unknown
Nothing that is complete breathes. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. ~John Henry Newman
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in.
~Leonard Cohen
To escape criticism - do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~Elbert Hubbard
Only in grammar can you be more than perfect. ~William Safire
Sometimes... when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing. ~From the television show Ally McBeal
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~Henry van Dyke
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. ~Carl Schurz, address, Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1859
Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect. ~Chinese Proverb
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Confucius, Analects
The most difficult part of attaining perfection is finding something to do for an encore. ~Author Unknown
When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target. ~George Fisher
Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect, then you develop some confidence. ~Rosalynn Carter
There are no perfect men in this world, only perfect intentions. ~Pen Densham, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues. You can't separate them. They're wedded. ~Henry Miller
Does "anal-retentive" have a hyphen? ~Alison Bechdel, 1990 Dykes to Watch Out For calendar (Thanks, Chelsea)
The human story does not always unfold like a mathematical calculation on the principle that two and two make four. Sometimes in life they make five or minus three; and sometimes the blackboard topples down in the middle of the sum and leaves the class in disorder and the pedagogue with a black eye. ~Winston Churchill
The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form. ~Stanley J. Randall
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds. ~Wilt Chamberlain
Always live up to your standards - by lowering them, if necessary. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
He who hath not a dram of folly in his mixture hath pounds of much worse matter in his composition. ~Charles Lamb
Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
Bachelors' wives and old maids' children are always perfect. ~Nicholas Chamfort
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. ~Matthew Arnold
I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Player Piano
Unless I accept my faults I will most certainly doubt my virtues. ~Hugh Prather
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. ~William Shakespeare, King Lear, 1605
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. ~William Faulkner
A good garden may have some weeds. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. ~Vince Lombardi
I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being. ~Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault), The Garden of Epicurus, 1894
Congratulations! You're not perfect! It's ridiculous to want to be perfect anyway. But then, everybody's ridiculous sometimes, except perfect people. You know what perfect is? Perfect is not eating or drinking or talking or moving a muscle or making even the teensiest mistake. Perfect is never doing anything wrong - which means never doing anything at all. Perfect is boring! So you're not perfect! Wonderful! Have fun! Eat things that give you bad breath! Trip over your own shoelaces! Laugh! Let somebody else laugh at you! Perfect people never do any of those things. All they do is sit around and sip weak tea and think about how perfect they are. But they're really not one-hundred-percent perfect anyway. You should see them when they get the hiccups! Phooey! Who needs 'em? You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week. ~Stephen Manes, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!
He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out. ~Martha Graham
One minute was enough, Tyler said, a person had to work hard for it, but a minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection. ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it's time to check your yardstick. ~Bill Lemley
Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on. ~Ed Howe
Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways. ~Samuel McChord Crothers
People
The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. ~Benjamin Franklin
What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine. ~Susan Sontag
You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door. ~Henry Ward Beecher, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. ~Winston Churchill
A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man. ~Arthur Miller
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world. ~Walter Savage Landor
I'm the strayest dog you'll ever meet. ~Daniel, @blindedpoet
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. ~Winston Churchill
I don't know that there are haunted houses. I know that there are dark staircases and haunted people. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. ~Walt Whitman
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. ~Francois duc de la Rochefoucauld
A hundred men together are the hundredth part of a man. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I've met so many people, often the scum of the earth, and found them, you know, quite decent. I am an uncomfortable stranger to moral indignation. ~W. Somerset Maugham
Freaks are the much needed escape from the humdrum. They are poetry. ~Albert Perry
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. ~Helen Rowland
In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a person who quotes great American novelists is anything but treacherous, and in general a man who says you needn't worry about money, or a man who smokes cigarettes, is somewhere in between. ~Lemony Snicket
His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets. ~Dorothy Parker
Groups of people are like a massive Rock, Paper, Scissors war. ~Daniel, @blindedpoet
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. ~Abba Eban
Why are there men and women that while they are nigh me the sunlight expands my blood? Why when they leave me do my pennants of joy sink flat and lank? ~Walt Whitman
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. ~Benjamin Franklin
What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine. ~Susan Sontag
You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door. ~Henry Ward Beecher, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. ~Winston Churchill
A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man. ~Arthur Miller
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world. ~Walter Savage Landor
I'm the strayest dog you'll ever meet. ~Daniel, @blindedpoet
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. ~Winston Churchill
I don't know that there are haunted houses. I know that there are dark staircases and haunted people. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. ~Walt Whitman
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. ~Francois duc de la Rochefoucauld
A hundred men together are the hundredth part of a man. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I've met so many people, often the scum of the earth, and found them, you know, quite decent. I am an uncomfortable stranger to moral indignation. ~W. Somerset Maugham
Freaks are the much needed escape from the humdrum. They are poetry. ~Albert Perry
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. ~Helen Rowland
In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a person who quotes great American novelists is anything but treacherous, and in general a man who says you needn't worry about money, or a man who smokes cigarettes, is somewhere in between. ~Lemony Snicket
His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets. ~Dorothy Parker
Groups of people are like a massive Rock, Paper, Scissors war. ~Daniel, @blindedpoet
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. ~Abba Eban
Why are there men and women that while they are nigh me the sunlight expands my blood? Why when they leave me do my pennants of joy sink flat and lank? ~Walt Whitman
Peace
We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. ~William Ewart Gladstone
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. ~Mother Teresa
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
One must look hard through history to find when a clear understanding of the truth moved anyone to fire the first shot. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. ~Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
~Seymour Miller & Jill Jackson, "Let There Be Peace on Earth," 1955
I take it that what all men are really after is some form of, perhaps only some formula of, peace. ~James Conrad
The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists. ~William J. Clinton, 1997
The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war. ~Vera Brittain, 1964
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. ~Attributed to both Golda Meir and Indira Gandhi
Peace hath higher tests of manhood
Than battle ever knew.
~John Greenleaf Whittier
Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. ~Francesco Petrarch
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war. ~John Andrew Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses
If in this present age we were to go back to the old time of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," there would be very few hon. gentlemen in this House who would not, metaphorically speaking, be blind and toothless. ~Mr. Graham, 1914, Canadian House of Parliament member, commonly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi as "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
There is one armor that the world of men and women, as a world, has never yet put on. The churches have long bungled with its fastenings, but the world has gone unfended, and few have been those in whose hands the mystical sword of the spirit has shone with daily use. This armor, waiting to be worn, is the armor of brotherhood and sacrifice, the world of unselfishness, a conquering sword, with the power, where used, to unite the world in love. And there are none who may not put it on. ~M.A. DeWolfe Howe
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it. ~Dwight Eisenhower
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease;
Fold the whole earth in peace.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn't it time that we should take risks to secure peace? ~J. Ramsay MacDonald
We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
Right is more precious than peace. ~Woodrow Wilson
Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth - boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn't go cheap, either - not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination. ~Robert Fulghum
In the name of peace
They waged the wars
Ain't they got no shame
~Nikki Giovanni
Let us love the world to peace. ~Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994
A warless world will come as men develop warless hearts. ~Charles Wesley Burns
We shall never be able to effect physical disarmament until we have succeeded in effecting moral disarmament. ~J. Ramsay MacDonald
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. ~Mother Teresa
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
One must look hard through history to find when a clear understanding of the truth moved anyone to fire the first shot. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. ~Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
~Seymour Miller & Jill Jackson, "Let There Be Peace on Earth," 1955
I take it that what all men are really after is some form of, perhaps only some formula of, peace. ~James Conrad
The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists. ~William J. Clinton, 1997
The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war. ~Vera Brittain, 1964
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. ~Attributed to both Golda Meir and Indira Gandhi
Peace hath higher tests of manhood
Than battle ever knew.
~John Greenleaf Whittier
Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. ~Francesco Petrarch
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war. ~John Andrew Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses
If in this present age we were to go back to the old time of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," there would be very few hon. gentlemen in this House who would not, metaphorically speaking, be blind and toothless. ~Mr. Graham, 1914, Canadian House of Parliament member, commonly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi as "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
There is one armor that the world of men and women, as a world, has never yet put on. The churches have long bungled with its fastenings, but the world has gone unfended, and few have been those in whose hands the mystical sword of the spirit has shone with daily use. This armor, waiting to be worn, is the armor of brotherhood and sacrifice, the world of unselfishness, a conquering sword, with the power, where used, to unite the world in love. And there are none who may not put it on. ~M.A. DeWolfe Howe
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it. ~Dwight Eisenhower
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease;
Fold the whole earth in peace.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn't it time that we should take risks to secure peace? ~J. Ramsay MacDonald
We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
Right is more precious than peace. ~Woodrow Wilson
Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth - boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn't go cheap, either - not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination. ~Robert Fulghum
In the name of peace
They waged the wars
Ain't they got no shame
~Nikki Giovanni
Let us love the world to peace. ~Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994
A warless world will come as men develop warless hearts. ~Charles Wesley Burns
We shall never be able to effect physical disarmament until we have succeeded in effecting moral disarmament. ~J. Ramsay MacDonald
Patience
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? ~Paul Sweeney
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead. ~Mac McCleary
Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off. ~Author Unknown
Beware the fury of a patient man. ~John Dryden, Absolam and Achitophel, 1680
Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. ~Lord Chesterfield
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. ~Ambrose Bierce
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones
Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. ~George-Louis de Buffon
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~John Quincy Adams
Patience is the companion of wisdom. ~St. Augustine
Patience is also a form of action. ~Auguste Rodin
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
~William Shakespeare, Othello, 1604
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health. ~Michel de Montaigne
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? ~Paul Sweeney
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead. ~Mac McCleary
Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off. ~Author Unknown
Beware the fury of a patient man. ~John Dryden, Absolam and Achitophel, 1680
Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. ~Lord Chesterfield
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. ~Ambrose Bierce
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones
Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. ~George-Louis de Buffon
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~John Quincy Adams
Patience is the companion of wisdom. ~St. Augustine
Patience is also a form of action. ~Auguste Rodin
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
~William Shakespeare, Othello, 1604
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health. ~Michel de Montaigne
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