Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. — Laurence Sterne (1713-1768)
Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror. — Carlos Fuentes (1928- )Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. — Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
Children are God's spies. — Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be
filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. — Voltaire
The wise make proverbs and fools repeat them. — Isaac D'Israeli (1766-1848)
There is nothing so powerful as the truth, and nothing so strange. — Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
We fear something before we hate it. A child who fears noises becomes a man who
hates noise. — Cyril Connolly (1903-1974)
It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor. — Eric Hoffer
Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. — Sir James
Barrie (1860-1937)
Men hate those to whom they have to lie. — Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting
monologues, that is all. — Dame Rebecca West (1892-1983)
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes. — Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967)
Education is hanging around until you've caught on. — Robert Frost
When you shut one eye, you do not hear everything. — Swiss proverb
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in our own sunshine. —
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by a common hatred of its neighbours. — William Ralph Inge (1860-1954)
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. — Italian proverb
I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing. — Oscar Wilde (1856-1900)
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection—they have many friends and few enemies. — Wendell Phillips (1811-1884)
I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai E. Stevenson (1900-1965)
After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless. — Chinese proverb
The wise man is astonished by anything. — André Gide (1869-1951)
There are two statements about human beings that are true: That all human
beings are alike, and that all are different. On those two facts all human wisdom is
founded. — Mark Van Doren (1894-1972)
Ideas are one thing, and what happens is another. — John Cage
Life is never so bad at its worst that it is impossible to live; it is never so good at
its best that it is easy to live. — Gabriel Heatter (1890-1972)
The most exhausting thing in life . . . is being insincere. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906- )
THOUGTS WRITTEN GREAT MEN
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