Random Sample of Quotes |
 | There is a right time for all things. Καιρός επί πάσιν άριστος. — Theognis of Megara, 6th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet 1 likes |
 | Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex. |
 | The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 7 likes |
 | Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. |
 | Prometheus is the most eminent saint and martyr in the philosophical calendar. — Karl Marx, 1818-1883, German philosopher 3 likes |
 | Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution. |
 | Excessive brightness drove the poet into darkness. — Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher (about Hölderlin) |
 | The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. 2 likes |
 | The color of truth is gray. — André Gide, 1869-1951, French writer, Nobel 1947 4 likes |
 | According to law, there are many gods; according to nature, only one. Κατά νόμον είναι πολλούς Θεούς, κατά δε φύσιν ένα. — Antisthenes, 445-360 BC, Ancient Greek Cynic philosopher 15 likes |
 | In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power. |
 | One can forget God as long as he is happy, but when happiness gives way to misery, it is always to God that we must return. — Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer 4 likes |
 | Religions are not true or false, but better or worse. — George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher 3 likes |
| Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 5 likes |
 | We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 3 likes |
 | In limitations he first shows himself the master, and the law can only bring us freedom. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 5 likes |
 | That is the way leaves fall around a tree in autumn, a tree unaware of the rain running down its sides, of the sun or the frost, and of life gradually retreating inward. The tree does not die. It waits. |
 | To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge. — Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher 4 likes |
 | Do not taste food while you’re cooking. You may lose your nerve to serve it. — Phyllis Diller, 1917-2012, American comedian 3 likes |
 | It is not wise to be loyal to a friend who is not loyal to himself. — Louis Scutenaire, 1905-1987, Belgian surrealist & anarchist 2 likes |
 | The making of a journalist: no ideas and the ability to express them. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 3 likes |
 | A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah. — Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989] 5 likes |
 | Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 4 likes |
 | It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 22 likes |
 | First, do no harm. Primum, non nocere. — Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine” (the origin is uncertain; Hippocrates’ works do not include this precise phrase) 85 likes |
| We all dream of being the darling of everybody's darling. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic. — Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954, Mexican painter 1 likes |
 | Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement. — Anonymous 2 likes |
 | As a rule, it is circumstances that make men. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 6 likes |
 | Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change. |
 | Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do. — Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD 2 likes |
 | I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious ideas of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God. — Thomas Edison, 1847-1934, American inventor 10 likes |
 | And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own. — André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman 3 likes |
 | To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer 1 likes |
 | An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend. |
 | Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends. |
 | Wisdom and knowledge exist so we can distinguish right from wrong. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 3 likes |
 | Not even the gods fight necessity. Ανάγκα ουδέ Θεοί μάχονται. — Simonides of Ceos, 556-468 BC, Ancient poet & author of epigrams 6 likes |
 | We promise according to our hopes; we fulfil according to our fears. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 2 likes |
 | Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President 3 likes |
