Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich Famous Quotes
The obvious is always least understood
"I came into the world either too early or too late at present, I am good for nothing."
Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich Quotations
"What used to be called liberal is now called radical, what used to be called radical is now called insane, what used to be called reactionary is now called moderate, and what used to be called insane is now called solid conservative thinking."
Tony Kushner
"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."
Noam Chomsky
Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.
Benjamin Disraeli
Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.
Sydney J Harris
"Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know."
Frank Herbert
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
Seneca
"Being a man, ne'er ask the gods for a life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long."
Menander
"I love the United States, but I see here everything is measured by success, by how much money it makes, not the satisfaction to the individual."
John Fellows Akers
"Many a crown of wisdom is but the golden chamberpot of success, worn with pompous dignity."
Joey Adams
"Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in stranger's gardens."
Douglas Jerrold