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Alexander Pope: Like Cato, give...

Alexander Pope: Like Cato, give...

Like Cato, give his little senate laws,
And sit attentive to his own applause.


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Alexander Pope: Whether you choose...

Alexander Pope: Whether you choose...

Whether you choose Cervantes' serious air,
Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' armchair.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Better not be...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Better not be...

Better not be at all than not be noble.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A louse in...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A louse in...

A louse in the locks of literature.

Source: In Evan Charteris, Life and Letters of...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: All armed I...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: All armed I...

All armed I ride, whate'er betide,
Until I find the holy Grail.


Source: Sir...

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J B Priestley: To show a...

J B Priestley: To show a...

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own -- this is...

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J B Priestley: The greater part...

J B Priestley: The greater part...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to...

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J B Priestley: The first fall...

J B Priestley: The first fall...

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up in...

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James Matthew Barrie: We are all...

James Matthew Barrie: We are all...

We are all failures -- at least, the best of us are.

Source: Rectorial address, 3...

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James Matthew Barrie: The reason why...

James Matthew Barrie: The reason why...

The reason why birds fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have...

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James Matthew Barrie: There are few...

James Matthew Barrie: There are few...

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

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Christopher Fry: In my plays...

Christopher Fry: In my plays...

In my plays I want to look at life at the commonplace of existence as if we had just turned a corner and run into it...

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Stanislaw Lec: Many of those...

Stanislaw Lec: Many of those...

Many of those who were ahead of their time had to wait for it in not too comfortable...

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Jean Anouilh: True miracles are...

Jean Anouilh: True miracles are...

True miracles are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence that God gave...

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Jean Anouilh: The only immorality....

Jean Anouilh: The only immorality....

The only immorality. . . is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

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Jean Anouilh: It takes a...

Jean Anouilh: It takes a...

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.

Source: Le...

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Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors...

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George Bernard Shaw: Martyrdom is the...

George Bernard Shaw: Martyrdom is the...

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Source: In The...

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James Matthew Barrie: The praise that...

James Matthew Barrie: The praise that...

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

Source: In ...

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William Shakespeare: Manhood is melted...

William Shakespeare: Manhood is melted...

Manhood is melted into courtesies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones,...

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