It must be… Machiavelli
It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones.
Machiavelli
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A hobby a day keeps… Phyllis Mcginley
A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.
Phyllis Mcginley
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Grief is a species… Samuel Johnson
Grief is a species of idleness.
Samuel Johnson
English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784)
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Sorrow was like the… Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Sorrow was like the wind. It came in gusts.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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All progress is… Samuel Butler
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
Samuel Butler
English composer, novelist, & satiric author (1835 - 1902)
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A banker is a… Mark Twain
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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To be conscious… Benjamin Disraeli
To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, 1845
British politician (1804 - 1881)
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Working in the… Ruth Stout
Working in the garden…gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.
Ruth Stout
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I do not believe in… Fran Lebowitz
I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.
Fran Lebowitz
US writer and humorist (1950 - )
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Change has a… King Whitney Jr.
Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.
King Whitney Jr.
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My Lord, my Lord!… Woody Allen
My Lord, my Lord! What hast Thou done, lately?
Woody Allen, “Without Feathers”
US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )
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A schedule defends… Annie Dillard
A schedule defends from chaos and whim.
Annie Dillard
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Whosover loveth… Woody Allen
Whosover loveth wisdom is righteous, but he that keepeth company with fowl is weird.
Woody Allen, “Without Feathers”
US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )
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Sport is imposing… Anthony Starr
Sport is imposing order on what was chaos.
Anthony Starr
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The wicked at heart… Woody Allen
The wicked at heart probably know something.
Woody Allen, “Without Feathers”
US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )
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The self is not… John Dewey
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
John Dewey
US educator, Pragmatist philosopher, & psychologist (1859 - 1952)
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Whosoever shall not… Woody Allen
Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence, so why bother shaving?
Woody Allen, “Without Feathers”
US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )
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Vegetarianism is… Sir Robert Hutchinson
Vegetarianism is harmless enough, though it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.
Sir Robert Hutchinson
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Military… Groucho Marx
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Groucho Marx
US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)
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We are always in… Etty Hillesum
We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.
Etty Hillesum
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Obviously something… Reverend John Vaughan
Obviously something slipped through here.
Reverend John Vaughan, Financial administrator for the Archdiocese of Miami (when asked why they held stock in companies that ma
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People who are… Mary Pettibone Poole
People who are always making allowances for themselves soon go bankrupt.
Mary Pettibone Poole
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A jury consists of… Robert Frost
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawer.
Robert Frost
US poet (1874 - 1963)
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I cannot pretend to… Sir Winston Churchill
I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
Sir Winston Churchill
British politician (1874 - 1965)
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Accident, n.: A… Unknown
Accident, n.: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better.
Unknown
Quotations by unknown authors
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Eat breakfast like… Adelle Davis
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
Adelle Davis
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It has always been… Mark Twain
It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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Truth is the only… Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
US suffragist (1815 - 1902)
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History is a set of… Napoleon Bonaparte
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
French general & politician (1769 - 1821)
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It is in his… Agnes Repplier
It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self.
Agnes Repplier
US essayist (1855 - 1950)
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Wife: one who is… H. L. Mencken
Wife: one who is sorry she did it, but would undoubtedly do it again.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Certainly, travel… Miriam Beard
Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.
Miriam Beard
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I think… Joseph Schiedler
I think contraception is disgusting - people using each other for pleasure.
Joseph Schiedler, Director, Pro-Life Action League
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What worries you… Haddon W. Robinson
What worries you masters you.
Haddon W. Robinson
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Sex education… Jimmy Swaggart
Sex education classes in our public schools are promoting incest.
Jimmy Swaggart
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Nothing is more… Ellis Peters
Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them.
Ellis Peters
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We are totally… Judie Brown
We are totally opposed to abortion under any circumstances. We are also opposed to abortifacient drugs and chemicals like the Pill and the IUD, and we are also opposed to all forms of birth control with the exception of natural family planning.
Judie Brown, President, American Life Lobby
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Our remedies oft in… William Shakespeare
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie.
William Shakespeare
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616)
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Idealism is fine,… William F. Buckley Jr.
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.
William F. Buckley Jr.
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Just as you began… Lisa Alther
Just as you began to feel that you could make good use of time, there was no time left to you.
Lisa Alther
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The very purpose of… Quentin Crisp
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.
Quentin Crisp
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There are few… Agnes Repplier
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.
Agnes Repplier
US essayist (1855 - 1950)
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I love children,… Nancy Mitford
I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.
Nancy Mitford
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Before he sets out,… George Santayana
Before he sets out, the traveler must possess fixed interests and facilities to be served by travel.
George Santayana
US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 - 1952)
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Grub first, then… Bertolt Brecht
Grub first, then ethics.
Bertolt Brecht
German Communist & dramatist (1898 - 1956)
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Walking is also an… Gretel Ehrlich
Walking is also an ambulation of mind.
Gretel Ehrlich
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Work saves us from… Voltaire
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
Voltaire, Candide, 1759
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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When you make a… Anais Nin
When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.
Anais Nin
US (French-born) author & diarist (1903 - 1977)
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A cynic is a man… H. L. Mencken
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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People fail forward… Mary Kay Ash
People fail forward to success.
Mary Kay Ash
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