Short quotations about, thing - Page 5

Chamfort

Tis a good thing to laugh at any ra…

13 Oct , 2011  

Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate, and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Chamfort ,

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To a resolute mind, wishing to do i…

13 Oct , 2011  

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible. Great short quote and quotation by: South ,

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Robert E. Lee, Conversation with Gen. Longstreet

To be a good soldier, you must love…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert E. Lee, Conversation with Gen. Longstreet , US-Confederate general (1807 – 1870)

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Andy and Larry Wachowski, The Matrix, 1999

To deny our own impulses is to deny…

13 Oct , 2011  

To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. Great short quote and quotation by: Andy and Larry Wachowski, The Matrix, 1999 ,

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Katherine Patterson, Jacob Have I Loved

To fear is one thing. To let fear g…

13 Oct , 2011  

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another. Great short quote and quotation by: Katherine Patterson, Jacob Have I Loved ,

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To have a right to do a thing is no…

13 Oct , 2011  

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it. Great short quote and quotation by: G. K. Chesterton , English author & mystery novelist (1874 – 1936)

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To knock a thing down, especially i…

13 Oct , 2011  

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood. Great short quote and quotation by: George Santayana , US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952)

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To live is the rarest thing in the …

13 Oct , 2011  

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Great short quote and quotation by: George Orwell , English essayist, novelist, & satirist (1903 – 1950)

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Jacques Derrida

To pretend, I actually do the thing…

13 Oct , 2011  

To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend. Great short quote and quotation by: Jacques Derrida , French (Algerian-born) philosopher (1930 – 2004)

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To travel hopefully is a better thi…

13 Oct , 2011  

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish author (1850 – 1894)

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To travel hopefully is a better thi…

13 Oct , 2011  

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish author (1850 – 1894)

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Unknown, Epitaph on headstone of actor John Wayne (author unknown)

Tomorrow is the most important thin…

13 Oct , 2011  

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight, very clean. When it arrives it is perfect. It puts itself in our hands. It hopes we learned something from yesterday. Great short quote and quotation by: Unknown, Epitaph on headstone of actor John Wayne (author unknown) , Quotations by unknown authors

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