“There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.” Continue reading
Don Marquis on Procrastination
“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” Continue reading
Thomas Carlyle on Conceit
“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.” Continue reading
Ambrose Bierce on Acquaintances
“Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.” Continue reading
Oscar Wilde on Society
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.” Continue reading
Olin Miller Cynical Quote
“You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.” Continue reading
Saint Augustine on Time
“What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.” Continue reading
Benjamin Disraeli on Strategy
“The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Desire
“A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.” Continue reading
Hob Broun on Realism
“Realism… has no more to do with reality than anything else.” Continue reading