Aug 23, 2010
Quotes by William Herbert Carruth
"Some call it Evolution, And others call it God".
Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
"If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it. The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Prostestant Religion".
Quotes by Jane Montgomery Campbell
"We plough the fields, and scatter, The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered, By ... Read More
May 31, 2010
Quotes by John Dryden
"Ill fortune seldom comes alone. Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years; Yet freshly ran he on ten winters more".
Quotes by William Robertson Davies
"What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us".
Quotes by Sir Winston Churchill
"Which brings me to my conclusion upon Free Will and Predestination, namely let the reader mark it that they are identical".
Quotes by Lydia Maria Child
"Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such ... Read More
May 28, 2010
Quotes by Charles Dickens
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature".
Quotes by Destouches
"Those not present are always wrong".
Quotes by Rene Descartes
"Good sense is of all things in the world the most equally distributed, for everybody thinks he is so well supplied with it, that even those most difficult to please in all other matters never desire more of ... Read More
Apr 23, 2010
Quotes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".
Quotes by Jean Cocteau
"I am a lie who always speaks the truth".
Quotes by Marcus Tullius
"If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary".
Quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer
"Trouthe is the hyeste thyng that man may kepe".
Quotes by Louis-Ferdinand Celine
"Truth is a never-ending agony. The truth of this world is death. One must choose - die or ... Read More
Apr 6, 2010
Quotes by Gilbert Keith
"Charity is the power of defending that which we know to be indefensible".
Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes
"Diligence is the mother of good fortune; and the goal of a good intention was never reached through its opposite, laziness".
Quotes by Joyce Lunel Cary
"Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once".
Quotes by Jimmy Carter
"I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many ... Read More
Feb 3, 2010
Quotes by Samuel Butler
"God is Love, I dare say. But what a mischievous devil Love is. To live is like love, all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all".
Quotes by Robert Burns
"My love she's but a lassie yet. What can a young lassie do wi" an auld man? Ae fond kiss and then we sever. But to see her was to love her, Love but ... Read More
Jan 19, 2010
Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes
"That which costs little is less valued".
Quotes by Andrew Carnegie
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. The man who dies...rich dies disgraced. Such, in my opinion, is the true Gospel concerning Wealth, obedience to which is destined some day to solve the problem of the Rich and the Poor, and to bring "Peace on earth, among men Good will."
Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
"But the ... Read More