Midnight bugs taste best. ~Author Unknown
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~Thomas Alva Edison
Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement which suffices to keep them at a reasonably full exertion of their powers. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure. ~Author Unknown
I became a feminist as an alternative to becoming a masochist. ~Sally Kempton, attributed
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. ~George Eliot, Felix Holt, Chapter 5 (Thanks Julie!)
Racial injustice, war, urban blight, and environmental rape have a common denominator in our exploitative economic system. ~Channing E. Phillips, speech, Washington, D.C., 22 April 1970
Jesus died too soon. He would have repudiated His doctrine if He had lived to my age. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze. ~Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
You might be a firefighter if "climbing the corporate ladder" has nothing to do with career advancement. ~Author Unknown
Literary: of, relating to, or dealing with literature.
Chiefly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands. ~Francis Bacon
True eloquence forgoes eloquence. ~Andre Gide
The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul. ~Walter Raleigh
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily. ~Thomas Szasz
Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen. Soccer is a gentleman's game played by beasts. Football is a beastly game played by beasts. ~Henry Blaha, 1972
Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all. ~William Shakespeare, Henry VI
Just because you've only got houseplants doesn't mean you don't have the gardening spirit - I look upon myself as an indoor gardener. ~Sara Moss-Wolfe
Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals. ~Charles M. Crowe
He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. ~Sydney Smith
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. ~Elbert Hubbard
If the desire to kill and the opportunity to kill came always together, who would escape hanging? ~Mark Twain
I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want. ~Mark Twain
The horse through all its trials has preserved the sweetness of paradise in its blood. ~Johannes Jensen
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