Order marches with weighty and measured strides; disorder is always in a hurry. – Napoleon I, Maxims, 1815 Category: Miscellaneous
Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent. – Epictetus Category: Miscellaneous
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire. – Simone Weil Category: Miscellaneous
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no. – Jean Anouilh Category: Miscellaneous
Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all. – Sébastien-Roch Nicolas Category: Quotations