The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist. – Thomas Carlyle, Sir Walter Scott, in London and Westminster Review, 12 November Category: Miscellaneous
The minute a phrase becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Category: Miscellaneous
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. – Pamela Vaull Starr Category: Miscellaneous
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. – Jonathan Swift, “Thoughts on Various Subjects,” Miscellanies, 1711 Category: Miscellaneous
If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. – David Viscott Category: Courage
Whats the subject of life – to get rich? All of those fellows out there getting rich could be dancing around the real subject of life. – Paul A. Volcker Category: Business
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. – Aristotle Category: Art
