Short quotations about, thing - Page 7

Mark Twain, Notebooks (1935)

What a good thing Adam had. When he…

15 Feb , 2011  

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain, Notebooks (1935) , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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Joseph Addison

What an absurd thing it is to pass …

15 Feb , 2011  

What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities. Great short quote and quotation by: Joseph Addison , English essayist, poet, & politician (1672 – 1719)

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What we are doing at the moment is …

15 Feb , 2011  

What we are doing at the moment is more that just one thing added to the rest; it is a memoir. Great short quote and quotation by: Author Unknown ,

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When a thing has been said and well…

15 Feb , 2011  

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. Great short quote and quotation by: Anatole France , French novelist (1844 – 1924)

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When a thing ceases to be a subject…

15 Feb , 2011  

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. Great short quote and quotation by: William Hazlitt , English essayist (1778 – 1830)

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Anatole France

When a thing has been said, and sai…

15 Feb , 2011  

When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. Great short quote and quotation by: Anatole France , French novelist (1844 – 1924)

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When a thing is funny, search it fo…

15 Feb , 2011  

When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth. Great short quote and quotation by: George Bernard Shaw , Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

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When a thing is funny, search it ca…

15 Feb , 2011  

When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. Great short quote and quotation by: George Bernard Shaw , Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

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Samuel Butler, In Festing Jones, Samuel Butler : A Memoir

When you have told anyone you have …

15 Feb , 2011  

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Butler, In Festing Jones, Samuel Butler : A Memoir , English composer, novelist, & satiric author (1835 – 1902)

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When you know a thing, to hold that…

15 Feb , 2011  

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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Whenever a man does a thoroughly st…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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Henry Ford

Whether you believe you can do a th…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Ford , US automobile industrialist (1863 – 1947)

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