Great famous quotes - Page 2

Ability

‘Tis skill not strength that gov…

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‘Tis skill not strength that governs a ship. Fuller, Thomas

Love

‘Tis sweet to know there is an e…

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‘Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come. Byron, Lord

Intelligence

‘Tis the sharpness of our mind t…

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‘Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures. Montaigne, Michel De

Politics

(The President) is the last pers…

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(The President) is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think. Garfield, James A.

Business

… business training in early l…

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… business training in early life should not be regarded solely as insurance against destitution in the case of an emergency. For from business experience women can gain, too, knowledge of the world and of human beings, which should be of immeasurable value to their marriage careers. Self-discipline, co-operation, adaptability, efficiency, economic management,—if she learns […]

Success

… high salaries equals happine…

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… high salaries equals happiness equals project success. Moore, Richard F.

Acting

… unless the actor is able to …

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… unless the actor is able to discourse most eloquently without opening his lips, he lacks the prime essential of a finished artist. Marlowe, Julia

Advice

…advice is one of those things…

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…advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. Wells, Carolyn

Animals

…But nature does not say that …

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…But nature does not say that cats are more valuable than mice; nature makes no remark on the subject. She does not even say that the cat is enviable or the mouse pitiable. We think the cat superior because we have (or most of us have) a particular philosophy to the effect that life is […]

Change

…Insidious is the cry for ‘rev…

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…Insidious is the cry for ‘revolution,’ at a time when not even the germs of new institutions exist, let alone the moral and political consciousness that could lead to a basic modification of social life. If there will be a ‘revolution’ in America today, it will no doubt be a move towards some variety of […]

Beauty

…It’s a sort of bloom on a wom…

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…It’s a sort of bloom on a woman. If you have it you don’t need to have anything else; and if you don’t have it, it doesn’t much matter what else you have. Barrie, James Matthew

Creation

…The eternal vital power build…

25 Feb , 2014  

…The eternal vital power builds them in the likeness of older worlds, placing them on the Imperishable Centres. How does he build them? He collects the fiery dust. He makes balls of fire, runs through them, and round them, infusing life there into, then sets them into motion; some one way, some the other way. […]