|
| Navigation: Famous Quotes and Authors - Random Quotes |
|
|
|
Random Quotes and Quotations
 The way a man's mind runs is the way he is sure to go.  We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts. When the man is at home, his standing in society is well known and quietly taken; but when he is abroad, it is problematical, and is dependent on the success of his manners. My novels point out that the world consists entirely of exceptions. Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution. It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No, if it were, men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It's a blunder, though, and is punished as such. O sin, what hast thou done to this fair earth! I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten. If you're good to your staff when things are going well, they'll rally when times go bad. The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the last generation. The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others. - Syrus Never since the time of Copernicus have so many experts been so wrong so often with so little humility. A work of art is an exaggeration. He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstances. Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness! Conscience is thoroughly well-bred, and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it. The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success. In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs - we have no place to go. Fear is the needle that pierces us, that it may carry a thread to bind us to heaven. 
|
|
| The Quotes on this website are the property of their respective authors. All information has been reproduced on this website for informational and educational purposes only. Copyright © 2011 Famous Quotes and Authors.com. All Rights Reserved. |
