John Singer Sargent Famous Quotes
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.
John Singer Sargent Quotations
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Isaac Asimov
Many people hear voices when no-one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up on rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.
Meg Chittenden
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways."
Bertrand Russell
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
Madame de Maintenon
An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.
Danish proverb
Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Dennis Fakes
Honesty is the best image.
Tom Wilson
The Universe may be as great as they say. But it wouldn't be missed if it didn't exist.
Piet Hein
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up by itself.
Woodrow Wilson
"Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible."
Saint Augustine