Short quotations about, person - Page 2

Francis A. Carter

There is only one way in which a pe…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one way in which a person acquires a new idea; by combination or association of two or more ideas he already has into a new juxtaposition in such a manner as to discover a relationship among them of which he was not previously aware. Great short quote and quotation by: Francis A. […]

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Tom Bodett

They say a person needs just three …

25 Jan , 2014  

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. Great short quote and quotation by: Tom Bodett ,

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Think of how stupid the average per…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. Great short quote and quotation by: George Carlin , US comedian and actor (1937 – )

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Think you of the fact that a deaf p…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us? Great short quote and quotation by: Frank Herbert, Dune , US science fiction novelist (1920 – 1986)

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To argue with a person who has reno…

13 Oct , 2011  

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Paine , US patriot & political philosopher (1737 – 1809)

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Sophy Burnham

To believe in God or in a guiding f…

13 Oct , 2011  

To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information within. With our own eyes we see, and with our own skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle […]

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Anna Louise Strong

To fall in love is easy, even to re…

13 Oct , 2011  

To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the person one desires to be. Great short quote and quotation by: Anna Louise Strong ,

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Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Ohara Publications

To know oneself is to study oneself…

13 Oct , 2011  

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Great short quote and quotation by: Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Ohara Publications , US martial arts expert & movie actor (1940 – 1973)

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Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do

To know oneself is to study oneself…

13 Oct , 2011  

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Great short quote and quotation by: Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do , US martial arts expert & movie actor (1940 – 1973)

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Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I sat down and wept

To love is to commune with another …

13 Oct , 2011  

To love is to commune with another person and to discover in him or her a divine spark. Great short quote and quotation by: Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I sat down and wept ,

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Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

To love another person is to see th…

13 Oct , 2011  

To love another person is to see the face of God. Great short quote and quotation by: Victor Hugo, Les Miserables , French dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 – 1885)

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Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

To the person in the bell jar, blan…

13 Oct , 2011  

To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is a bad dream. Great short quote and quotation by: Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar , US novelist & poet (1932 – 1963)

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