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Henry Ward Beecher: The difference between...

Henry Ward Beecher: The difference between...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a...

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Luc De Clapiers: The thought of...

Luc De Clapiers: The thought of...

The thought of eternity consoles for the shortness of life.

Source: In Correct...

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Thomas ? Kempis: Life without a...

Thomas ? Kempis: Life without a...

Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves:...

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Thomas ? Kempis: All men commend...

Thomas ? Kempis: All men commend...

All men commend patience, although few be willing to practice it.

Source: De...

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Israel Zangwill: Editors are constantly...

Israel Zangwill: Editors are constantly...

Editors are constantly on the watch to discover new talents in old names.

Source:...

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Suzanne K Langer: A philosophy is...

Suzanne K Langer: A philosophy is...

A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problems than by its solution of...

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Giambattista Vico: Men first feel...

Giambattista Vico: Men first feel...

Men first feel necessity, then look for utility, next attend to comfort, still later amuse themselves with pleasure,...

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Bernard Mandeville: There are many...

Bernard Mandeville: There are many...

There are many examples of women that have excelled in learning, and even in war, but this is no reason we should...

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Alan W Watts: The only way...

Alan W Watts: The only way...

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the...

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Gilbert Ryle: To explode a...

Gilbert Ryle: To explode a...

To explode a myth is accordingly not to deny the facts but to re-allocate them.

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Thomas Carlyle: A man perfects...

Thomas Carlyle: A man perfects...

A man perfects himself by working. Foul jungles are cleared away, fair seed-fields rise instead, and stately cities;...

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Thomas Carlyle: All evil is...

Thomas Carlyle: All evil is...

All evil is like a nightmare; the instant you stir under it, the evil is gone.

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Thomas Carlyle: I grow daily...

Thomas Carlyle: I grow daily...

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing --a...

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Winston Churchill: The only guide...

Winston Churchill: The only guide...

The only guide to a man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his...

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Ninon de Lenclos: Feminine virtue is...

Ninon de Lenclos: Feminine virtue is...

Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.

Source: c. 1660,...

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Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole garment in which...

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Ethel Barrymore: When life knocks...

Ethel Barrymore: When life knocks...

When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well,...

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Ingrid Bergman: I have no...

Ingrid Bergman: I have no...

I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to...

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Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: To a smart...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: To a smart...

To a smart girl men are no problem -- they're the answer.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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