The chief ingredients which go to make a true proverb are: sense, shortness, and salt. – James Howell, Paroimiografia, 1659 Category: Quotations
A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion. – Robert Chapman Category: Quotations
There are gems of thought that are ageless and eternal. – Cicero, quoted in Lillian Eichler Watson, Light from Many Lamps, 1951 Category: Quotations
Life is like quotations. Sometimes it makes you laugh. Sometimes it makes you cry. Most of the time, you just don’t get it. – Author Unknown Category: Quotations
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. – Joseph Conrad Category: Feminism
The arms of love encompass you with your present, your past, your future, the arms of love gather you together. РAntoine de Saint-Exup̩ry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis Category: Being in Love
The most terrifying words in the English language are: Im from the government and Im here to help. – Ronald Reagan Category: Government
It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis. – Scott Ritter Category: Failure
