Great short quotes - Page 315

Adam Marshall

You only live once; but if you live…

27 Apr , 2010  

You only live once; but if you live it right, once is enough. Great short quote and quotation by: Adam Marshall ,

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Homer, The Odyssey

You ought not to practice childish …

27 Apr , 2010  

You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age. Great short quote and quotation by: Homer, The Odyssey , Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

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Kahlil Gibran

You pray in your distress and in yo…

27 Apr , 2010  

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. Great short quote and quotation by: Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese artist & poet in US (1883 – 1931)

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Samuel Johnson

You raise your voice when you shoul…

27 Apr , 2010  

You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson , English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 – 1784)

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Gypsy Smith

You save an old man and you save a …

27 Apr , 2010  

You save an old man and you save a unit; but save a boy, and you save a multiplication table. Great short quote and quotation by: Gypsy Smith ,

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Marquis de Sade

You say that my way of thinking can…

27 Apr , 2010  

You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool. My way of thinking is the result of my reflections. It is part of my inner being, the way I am made. I do not contradict them, and […]

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George Bernard Shaw, "Metamagical Themas" by Douglas Hofstadter

You see things, and you say “Why?” …

27 Apr , 2010  

You see things, and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were, and say “Why not? Great short quote and quotation by: George Bernard Shaw, “Metamagical Themas” by Douglas Hofstadter , Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Sherlock Holmes) A Scandal in Bohemia, 1892

You see, but you do not observe….

27 Apr , 2010  

You see, but you do not observe. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Sherlock Holmes) A Scandal in Bohemia, 1892 , British mystery author & physician (1859 – 1930)

Albert Einstein

You see, wire telegraph is a kind o…

27 Apr , 2010  

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no […]

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Albert Einstein

You see, wire telegraph is a kind o…

27 Apr , 2010  

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no […]

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Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

You shall be free indeed when your …

27 Apr , 2010  

You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and a grief, But rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound. Great short quote and quotation by: Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet , Lebanese artist & poet in […]

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Rose Macauley

You should always believe what you …

27 Apr , 2010  

You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting. Great short quote and quotation by: Rose Macauley ,

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