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All Quotes Collection

"Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago."

"Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Love, Man, Will, Woman

45

"Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after."

"Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

13

"An honest man's the noblest work of God."

"An honest man's the noblest work of God."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Honesty, Work, God, Man

217

"Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too."

"Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Love, Women, Bachelors

26

"An angry father is most cruel towards himself."

"An angry father is most cruel towards himself."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Planning, Father

243

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Government, Men, Christianity, Giving, Man

13

"Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside."

"Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Moderation, First, Old

48

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Humility, Wisdom, Nothing

228

"In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one."

"In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

War, Heroes, Soldiers

13

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate."

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Reflection, Hate

24

"Remember that credit is money."

"Remember that credit is money."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Finance, Money, Credit

76

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Life, Living, Worth

23

"No married man is genuinely happy if he has to drink worse whisky than he used to drink when he was single."

"No married man is genuinely happy if he has to drink worse whisky than he used to drink when he was single."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

16

"As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft."

"As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Moderation, Heart

54

"One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard."

"One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Wisdom, Danger, Safety

208

"As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act."

"As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act."

Barack Obama, American President

Responsibility, Power, Act, States

64

"Men would be angels, angels would be gods."

"Men would be angels, angels would be gods."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Wisdom, Men, Gods, Angels

178

"And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief."

"And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

14

"I'm a Christian by choice."

"I'm a Christian by choice."

Barack Obama, American President

Faith, Christian, Choice

31

"Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude."

"Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Optimism, Man, Nothing

15

"I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in."

"I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in."

Bill Gates, American Businessman

Communication, People

73

"There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous."

"There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Integrity, Time, Man

15

"A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits."

"A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

64

"Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good."

"Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Reflection, Time, Habit

12

"The first mistake in public business is the going into it."

"The first mistake in public business is the going into it."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Learning, Business, Mistake, First, Public

18

"I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good."

"I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Power, People, Harm

25

"People everywhere love Windows."

"People everywhere love Windows."

Bill Gates, American Businessman

Self-Awareness, Love, People, Windows

66

"Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise."

"Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Praise, Disguise, Satire

39

"Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste."

"Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Moderation, Time, Haste, Waste

166

"Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants."

"Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Wisdom, Money, Nature, Happiness, Man

19

"No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday."

"No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Growth, Saying, Today, Words, Wrong

14

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Unity, Soul, Evil, Words

47

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."

Henry Ford, American Businessman

Reflection, Right

63

"Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age."

"Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Perception, Age, Lie, Dignity

43

"Never find fault with the absent."

"Never find fault with the absent."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Judgment, Fault

20

"Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change - we're doing the grinding, sometimes frustrating work of delivering change - inch by inch, day by day."

"Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change - we're doing the grinding, sometimes frustrating work of delivering change - inch by inch, day by day."

Barack Obama, American President

Progress, Change, Work, Day, Now

18

"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing."

"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

24

"Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings."

"Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Wisdom, Health, Life, Blessings, Sense

54

"The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated."

"The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Wisdom, Money, Fact, Lies, Value

53

"How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!"

"How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!"

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Humility, Doubt

41

"It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry."

"It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Politics, Forbidden, Mathematics, Now, Physics

13

"Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back."

"Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Courage, Fear, Valor

58

"A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation."

"A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Judgment, First

59

"Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness."

"Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Marriage, Happiness, Man, State

44

"I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody."

"I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody."

Barack Obama, American President

Perception, Wealth

24

"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money."

"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Ambition, Money, May, Opinion, Will

25

"We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible."

"We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible."

Barack Obama, American President

Education, Money, People, Desire

30

"The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line."

"The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Reflection, War, Existence, Fact, Tragedy

13

"The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it."

"The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

13

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."

Henry Ford, American Businessman

Failure, Time, Opportunity

148

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