Alexander Tyler Famous Quotes



A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.


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The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided-not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing."
Golda Meir

"If the camel once get his nose in a tent, the body will soon follow."
Saudi Proverb

My performances have finally caught up with my ego.
Ato Boldon

A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.
Aeschylus

A minute's success pays the failure of years.
Robert Browning

"Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit."
James Allen

"In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles."
David BenGurion

Any piece of clothing can be sexy with a quietly passionate woman inside it.
Anonymous

The nail that sticks out is hammered down.
Japanese Proverb