Read books online
at our other site:
The Literature Page

Random Quotations

The following quotations were randomly selected from the collections selected below .

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), speech in Washington D.C., 1865
- More quotations on: [Justice] [Mercy]
The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.: Eric Berne (1910 - 1970)
- More quotations on: [Birds]
Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.: Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991
He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915
- More quotations on: [Money]
Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
- More quotations on: [Character] [Power] [Adversity]
The more you chase money, the harder it is to catch it.: Mike Tatum, Cashing In or Selling Out, SXSW 2006
- More quotations on: [Money]
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.: Margaret Lee Runbeck
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
- More quotations on: [Worries]
Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.: George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
- More quotations on: [Weather]
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), 'This Is My Story,' 1937
The first rule of business, is never sell something you love. Otherwise, you may as well be selling your children.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 13, 08-22-04
One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.: Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.: Simone de Beauvoir
Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.: Chinese Proverb
- More quotations on: [Proverbs]
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.: Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)
- More quotations on: [Power]
The government is unresponsive to the needs of the little man. Under 5'7", it is impossible to get your congressman on the phone.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), on Shakespeare
- More quotations on: [Quotations]