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Friedrich Nietzsche: How people keep...

Friedrich Nietzsche: How people keep...

How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get...

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Henri Bergson: To perceive means...

Henri Bergson: To perceive means...

To perceive means to immobilize . . . we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception...

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Helen Hunt Jackson: Who waits until...

Helen Hunt Jackson: Who waits until...

Who waits until the wind shall silent keep.
Will never find the ready hour to sow.


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Muriel Spark: It is impossible...

Muriel Spark: It is impossible...

It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.

Source: The...

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Oswald Spengler: I maintain that...

Oswald Spengler: I maintain that...

I maintain that today many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who...

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Bernard Mandeville: Those who get...

Bernard Mandeville: Those who get...

Those who get their living by their daily labor . . . have nothing to stir them up to be serviceable but their wants...

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Epicurus: It is impossible...

Epicurus: It is impossible...

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live...

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B. J. Gupta: Keep controlling morality...

B. J. Gupta: Keep controlling morality...

Keep controlling morality of others. Yours will be automatically taken care of.

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David Livingstone: I will place...

David Livingstone: I will place...

I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of...

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Thomas ? Kempis: The acknowledgment of...

Thomas ? Kempis: The acknowledgment of...

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.

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Thomas ? Kempis: For a small...

Thomas ? Kempis: For a small...

For a small reward a man will hurry away on a long journey, while for eternal life many will hardly take a single...

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Thomas ? Kempis: An humble knowledge...

Thomas ? Kempis: An humble knowledge...

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.

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Israel Zangwill: The only true...

Israel Zangwill: The only true...

The only true love is love at first sight; second sight dispels it.

Source: In The...

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Israel Zangwill: A man likes...

Israel Zangwill: A man likes...

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire...

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Israel Zangwill: In how many...

Israel Zangwill: In how many...

In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of the grand passion...

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Remy de Gourmont: Thinking is hard...

Remy de Gourmont: Thinking is hard...

Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time.

Source:...

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Remy de Gourmont: Before undergoing a...

Remy de Gourmont: Before undergoing a...

Before undergoing a surgical operation arrange your temporal affairs -- you may live.

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Erica Jong: Everyone has talent....

Erica Jong: Everyone has talent....

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it...

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Elizabeth Dole: Women share with...

Elizabeth Dole: Women share with...

Women share with men the need for personal success, even the taste of power, and no longer are we willing to satisfy...

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Ninon de Lenclos: Love never dies...

Ninon de Lenclos: Love never dies...

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Source: L'Esprit des...

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