Lord Chesterfield, letter to his godson, December 18, 1765
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Lord Chesterfield, letter to his godson, December 18, 1765 , (1694 – 1773)
admires, everybody, people, quality, shining, themselves, unless
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark van Doren ,
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)
against, character, dignity, distinctions, force, learning, levels, makes, stand, welcome
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)
against, character, dignity, distinctions, force, learning, levels, makes, stand, welcome
Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it about like marmalade. Great short quote and quotation by: Noel Coward , English actor, dramatist, & songwriter (1899 – 1973)
With affection beaming out of one eye, and calculation shining out of the other. Great short quote and quotation by: Charles Dickens , English novelist (1812 – 1870)
With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals? Great short quote and quotation by: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, O Magazine, October 2003 , US suffragist (1815 – 1902)
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow – I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer […]
acquired, bended, cloud, coarse, drink, floating, honors, midst, pillow, riches, still, these, unrighteousness, water
Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind
With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. Great short quote and quotation by: Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind ,
With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. Great short quote and quotation by: Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine , US actress & television talk show host (1954 – )
Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
With foxes we must play the fox. Great short quote and quotation by: Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732 , British physician (1654 – 1734)
With great power comes great responsibility. Great short quote and quotation by: Stan Lee, Spider-Man comic ,