Great short quotes - Page 263

Old Indian saying

When you were born, you cried and t…

15 Feb , 2011  

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. Great short quote and quotation by: Old Indian saying ,

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Mrs Patrick Campbell, to George Bernard Shaw

When you were quite a little boy, s…

15 Feb , 2011  

When you were quite a little boy, somebody ought to have said “hush’ just once. Great short quote and quotation by: Mrs Patrick Campbell, to George Bernard Shaw ,

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Paul Brown

When you win, say nothing. When you…

15 Feb , 2011  

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less. Great short quote and quotation by: Paul Brown , US football coach & owner (1908 – 1991)

Gore Vidal

Whenever a friend succeeds a little…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever a friend succeeds a little something in me dies. Great short quote and quotation by: Gore Vidal , US author & dramatist (1925 – )

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Whenever a man does a thoroughly st…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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Whenever a separation is made betwe…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe. Great short quote and quotation by: Edmund Burke , Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 – 1797)

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Thomas Jefferson (The Declaration of Independence)

Whenever any form of government bec…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government… Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Jefferson (The Declaration of Independence) ,

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Leigh Hunt

Whenever evil befalls us, we ought …

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers. Great short quote and quotation by: Leigh Hunt , English author & editor (1784 – 1859)

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Nora Ephron

Whenever I get married I start buyi…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever I get married I start buying Gourmet Magazine. Great short quote and quotation by: Nora Ephron ,

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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for …

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. Great short quote and quotation by: Abraham Lincoln , 16th president of US (1809 – 1865)

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Whenever I hear people talking abou…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever I hear people talking about “liberal ideas,” I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive. The proper place for liberality is in […]

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William Lyon Phelps

Whenever it is in any way possible,…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to do anyhow, even if he did not need the money. Great short quote and quotation by: William Lyon Phelps ,

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