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G K Chesterton: Being contented ought...

G K Chesterton: Being contented ought...

Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not...

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G K Chesterton: Reason is itself...

G K Chesterton: Reason is itself...

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any realtion to reality at...

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Honore de Balzac: We exaggerate misfortune...

Honore de Balzac: We exaggerate misfortune...

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we...

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Henry David Thoreau: For many years...

Henry David Thoreau: For many years...

For many years I was a self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms and did my duty faithfully, though I...

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Henry David Thoreau: We must have...

Henry David Thoreau: We must have...

We must have infinite faith in each other. If we have not, we must never let it leak out that we have...

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Albert Schweitzer: Happiness? That's nothing...

Albert Schweitzer: Happiness? That's nothing...

Happiness? That's nothing more than health and a poor memory.

Source: In Webster's...

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Winston Churchill: The crafty, cold-blooded,...

Winston Churchill: The crafty, cold-blooded,...

The crafty, cold-blooded, blackhearted Italian.

Source: Referring to Benito...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: I never admire...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: I never admire...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: A man's own...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: A man's own...

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

Source: In Correct...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: There are more...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: There are more...

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Source: In Webster's...

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Henry David Thoreau: We are eager...

Henry David Thoreau: We are eager...

We are eager to tunnel under the Atlantic and bring the Old World some weeks nearer to the New; but perchance the...

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Thomas Carlyle: Just in ratio...

Thomas Carlyle: Just in ratio...

Just in ratio as knowledge increases, faith diminishes.

Source: In Webster's...

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Thomas Carlyle: Secrecy is the...

Thomas Carlyle: Secrecy is the...

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

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Thomas Carlyle: The first duty...

Thomas Carlyle: The first duty...

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

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Benjamin Franklin: An investment in...

Benjamin Franklin: An investment in...

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Source:
-- Benjamin...

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Martin H Fischer: Many a diabetic...

Martin H Fischer: Many a diabetic...

Many a diabetic has stayed alive by stealing the bread denied him by his doctor.

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Bernard Baruch: I am interested...

Bernard Baruch: I am interested...

I am interested in physical medicine because my father was. I am interested in medical research because I believe in...

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Bernard Baruch: Two things are...

Bernard Baruch: Two things are...

Two things are bad for the heart: running up stairs and running down people.

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Oscar Wilde: To love oneself...

Oscar Wilde: To love oneself...

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

Source: Lord Goring, in An...

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Oscar Wilde: No publisher should...

Oscar Wilde: No publisher should...

No publisher should ever express an opinion on the value of what he publishes. That is a matter entirely for the...

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