Short quotations about, people - Page 2

Hannah Whitall Smith, 1902

The true secret of giving advice is…

24 Sep , 2019  

The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. Great short quote and quotation by: Hannah Whitall Smith, 1902 ,

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Agnes De Mille

The truest expression of a people i…

24 Sep , 2019  

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music… Bodies never lie. Great short quote and quotation by: Agnes De Mille , US choreographer & dancer (1909 – 1993)

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The truest expression of a people i…

24 Sep , 2019  

The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie. Great short quote and quotation by: Agnes de Mille , US choreographer & dancer (1909 – 1993)

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Thomas Merton

The truth that many people never un…

24 Sep , 2019  

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Merton , US religious author, […]

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Robert A. Heinlein

The United States has become a plac…

24 Sep , 2019  

The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert A. Heinlein ,

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The very existence of flamethrowers…

6 Feb , 2019  

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I?m just not close enough to get the job done.” Great short quote and quotation by: George Carlin , US comedian and actor (1937 – )

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The very purpose of existence is to…

6 Feb , 2019  

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. Great short quote and quotation by: Quentin Crisp ,

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Alcuin

The voice of the people is the voic…

25 Jan , 2017  

The voice of the people is the voice of God. (Vox Populi, Vox Dei) Great short quote and quotation by: Alcuin , Anglo-Saxon mathematician & scholar (732 AD – 804 AD)

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The welfare of the people is the ul…

25 Jan , 2017  

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. (Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex) Great short quote and quotation by: Cicero , Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC – 43 BC)

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The whole problem with the world is…

25 Jan , 2017  

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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The whole problem with the world is…

25 Jan , 2017  

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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The whole problem with the world is…

25 Jan , 2017  

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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