They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Thomas More, […]
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James Reston, New York Times, June 12 1968
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. Great short quote and quotation by: James Reston, New York Times, June 12 1968 , (1909 – )
Theophrastus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. Great short quote and quotation by: Theophrastus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers , Greek botanist, humorist, & naturalist (300 BC – 287 BC)
Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate, and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Chamfort ,
To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible. Great short quote and quotation by: South ,
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Robert E. Lee, Conversation with Gen. Longstreet
To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert E. Lee, Conversation with Gen. Longstreet , US-Confederate general (1807 – 1870)
Andy and Larry Wachowski, The Matrix, 1999
To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. Great short quote and quotation by: Andy and Larry Wachowski, The Matrix, 1999 ,
Katherine Patterson, Jacob Have I Loved
To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another. Great short quote and quotation by: Katherine Patterson, Jacob Have I Loved ,
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it. Great short quote and quotation by: G. K. Chesterton , English author & mystery novelist (1874 – 1936)
To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood. Great short quote and quotation by: George Santayana , US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952)
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Great short quote and quotation by: George Orwell , English essayist, novelist, & satirist (1903 – 1950)
To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend. Great short quote and quotation by: Jacques Derrida , French (Algerian-born) philosopher (1930 – 2004)