Random Sample of Quotes |
 | For whatever good you do, praise the gods not yourself. Ό,τι αν αγαθόν πράσσης, θεούς, μη σεαυτόν αιτιώ. — Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 6 likes |
 | Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven't said enough! — Karl Marx, 1818-1883, German philosopher (his last words) 14 likes |
 | Any writer who knows what he's doing isn't doing very much. — Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer 4 likes |
 | Ordinary people merely think how they shall “spend” their time; a man of talent tries to “use” it. — Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher 4 likes |
 | My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 5 likes |
 | Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. — Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer 1 likes |
 | The speed of time is one second per second. — Anonymous 8 likes |
 | Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way. — Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer 1 likes |
 | To feel nostalgia for you place being in your place nothing is more bitter. — Giorgos Seferis, 1900-1971, Greek poet, Nobel 1963 1 likes |
 | Truth is what's left when you run out of excuses. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist 1 likes |
 | The less one notices happiness, the greater it is. — Alberto Moravia, 1907-1990, Italian writer 1 likes |
 | My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything. — Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist 1 likes |
 | God is the silence of the universe, and man is the cry that gives meaning to that silence. — José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998] 1 likes |
 | It takes two to tango. 4 likes |
 | If voting could actually change anything, it would be illegal. — Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist 1 likes |
 | A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it. — Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer 7 likes |
 | Evil happens without effort, naturally, inevitably; Good is always the product of skill. — Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867, French poet 10 likes |
 | If two wrongs don't make a right, try three. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 8 likes |
 | Boldness is the beginning of action. But fortune controls how it ends. Τόλμα πρήξιος αρχή, τύχη δε τέλεος κυρίη. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 10 likes |
 | The house is a machine for living in. — Le Corbusier, 1887-1965, Swiss-French architect 5 likes |
 | If you have influence, at least pretend to ignore it. — Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer 1 likes |
 | All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die. — Bob Dylan, 1941-, American singer [Nobel 2016] 8 likes |
 | Be happy, but never satisfied. — Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor 1 likes |
 | Simpletons talk of the past, wise men of the present, and fools of the future. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 6 likes |
 | Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 3 likes |
 | The envy that speaks and shouts is always harmless. Be afraid of the envy that is silent. — Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims 3 likes |
 | It is war that makes the chief, the king and the state, just as it is these that make war. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 5 likes |
 | Explaining humor is a lot like dissecting a frog, you learn a lot in the process, but in the end you kill it. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 10 likes |
 | The optimist is interested in life, the pessimist in its meaning. — Yevgeny Kaseyev, contemporary Russian author of maxims 1 likes |
 | The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth. — Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer 7 likes |
| Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. — Anonymous 30 likes |
 | There is no difference between not having laws and not following the laws. Ουδέν διαφέρει ή μη κείσθαι ή μη χρήσθαι τους νόμους. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 7 likes |
 | Amorous men fall in love often. Amorous women fall in love for a long time. — Francis De Croisset, 1877-1937, Belgian writer 2 likes |
 | Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. — Doug Larson, 1926-2017, American columnist 3 likes |
 | It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. — Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism 1 likes |
 | Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. — Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer 1 likes |
 | Either you run the day or the day runs you. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 7 likes |
 | Friendship makes prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it. — Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman 6 likes |
 | By your stumbling, the world is perfected. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher 1 likes |
 | If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. — Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker 1 likes |
