I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. ~Henry David Thoreau
The self-appointed spokesmen for God incline to shout; He, Himself, speaks only in whispers. ~Martin H. Fischer
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. ~Sallust
Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. ~Ogden Nash
The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. ~Yves Saint Laurent
During a campaign the air is full of speeches - and vice versa. ~Author Unknown
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it. ~Art Buchwald
The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins. ~Heywood Broun
Praise the bridge that carried you over. ~George Colman
O ay, letters - I had letters - I am persecuted with letters - I hate letters - nobody knows how to write letters; and yet one has 'em, one does not know why - they serve one to pin up one's hair. ~William Congreve, The Way of the World, spoken by the character Mrs Millamant
Publication - is the auction of the Mind of Man. ~Emily Dickinson
My experience with public libraries is that the first volume of the book I inquire for is out, unless I happen to want the second, when that is out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Poet at the Breakfast Table
Dancers are the messengers of the gods. ~Martha Graham
Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something. ~Author Unknown
To know the hight sic of a mountain, one must climb it. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. ~William Shakespeare
The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition. ~Dave Barry
Even when the polls are open to all, Negroes have shown themselves too slow to exercise their voting privileges. There must be a concerted effort on the part of Negro leaders to arouse their people from their apathetic indifference.... In the past, apathy was a moral failure. Today, it is a form of moral and political suicide. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesus saves... passes to Moses... shoots... scores! ~Author Unknown
I regret less the road not taken than my all-fired hurry along the road I took. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. ~Mark Twain
The truly fashionable are beyond fashion. ~Cecil Beaton
I refuse to be labeled immoral merely because I am godless. ~Peter Walker
I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage. ~Noel Coward
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