Thomas Overbury Famous Quotes



The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.


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"When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it."
Marie de Sevigne

"Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature."
Charles Dickens

Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
Edith Ann

"Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined."
Rodan of Alexandria

"It's easy to sit and scoff at an old man's folly. But also, check out his Adam's apple"
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts

Mustard's no good without roast beef.
Chico Marx

I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.
Mike Tyson

Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.
Blessing Irish

"It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old."
George Eliot