To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. —Robertson Davies More about this quote Tags: books collecting Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none. —Thomas Carlyle More about this quote Tags: ignorance faults Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective. —Edward Teller More about this quote Tags: facts guilt hypothesis Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I think that’s how I would describe love right now if someone asked me. You’re so connected to someone else that the world and all its cliques and challenges and traumas and mysteries can’t hurt you that much. —Audrey Hart in The Dig More about this quote Tags: love Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I have many things I want out of life, but I’m practical. I know that I must wait to get what I want. —Jude Deveraux in Counterfeit Lady More about this quote Tags: patience desire Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy. —Swami Sivananda More about this quote Tags: happiness desire Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. —Don Marquis More about this quote Tags: humanity Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Love is the outreach of self toward completion. —Ralph W. Sockman More about this quote Tags: love Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. —David Brin More about this quote Tags: politics power corruption Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best — and therefore never scrutinize or question. —Stephen Jay Gould More about this quote Tags: knowledge stories Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary. —Dave Kellett More about this quote Tags: humor language English Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Everyone wants to fall in love. But I think more people are in love with the theory of love. If you’re looking in from the outside, it looks so beautiful. On the inside, it’s scary because it can take over your life. It’s the strongest emotion but also the darkest. It can put you on a high for days, but it can wrap an anchor around your feet and drown you in less than a minute. —Calia Read in Calia Read More about this quote Tags: love emotions fear Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a lover's eyes, nor is it corrupted by need. It is a feeling of tenderness so still and deep and warm that it gilds every grass blade and blesses every fly. It includes the ones who have a claim on it, and a great deal else besides. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. —Germaine Greer More about this quote Tags: love life earth womanhood Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Time will teach more than all our thoughts. —Benjamin Disraeli More about this quote Tags: learning time Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men know what I mean. —Lin-Chi More about this quote Tags: hunger wisdom food eating tiredness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email