Francis Quarles Famous Quotes
"Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger."
"Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise."
Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse.
Francis Quarles Quotations
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
Diane Ackerman
"Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you."
William Shakespeare
"Laws, like the spider's webs, catch the flies and let the hawk go free."
Danish proverb
"What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive."
Barbara Kingsolver
"The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him."
Plutarch
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of illusions.
Joseph Conrad
There is no flying without wings.
French Proverb
"You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don't matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you'll find a way to get it done."
Jack Youngblood
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
Charles De Gaulle
"Each of us should do something every day That we do not want to do But we know we should do, To strengthen our backbone And put iron in our soul."
Henry Hitt Crane