Quotes with good-fortune

Quotes 1801 till 1820 of 2950.

  • Alfred de Vigny Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?
    Alfred de Vigny
    French poet and writer (1797 - 1863)
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  • Andrew Taylor Still Of what value is a mind when placed in the brain of a coward? If mind is a gift of God to man for his use, let him use it. A mind is not in use when doing no good.
    Andrew Taylor Still
    American physician and surgeon (1828 - 1917)
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  • Alfred Lord Tennyson Oh yet we trust that somehow good will be the final goal of ill!
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    English poet (1809 - 1892)
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  • Alexandre Dumas père Oh! The good times when we were so unhappy.
    Alexandre Dumas père
    French writer (1802 - 1870)
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  • Jane Harrison Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
    Jane Harrison
    British classical scholar and linguist
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  • Tacitus Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
    Tacitus
    Roman senator and historian (56 - 117)
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  • Avi Arad On the first movie we got good reviews, but we were still dealing with genre stuff. It's going away. Judge the movie - is it a good one or a bad one? We know we made a great movie and it's being judged for just being a good film.
    Avi Arad
    Israeli-American businessman (1948 - )
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  • George Orwell On the whole human beings want to be good, but not to good and not quite all the time.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • George Orwell On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Alfred Eisenstaedt Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.
    Alfred Eisenstaedt
    German-born American photographer and photojournalist (1898 - 1995)
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg Once the good man was dead, one wore his hat and another his sword as he had worn them, a third had himself barbered as he had, a fourth walked as he did, but the honest man that he was - nobody any longer wanted to be that.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • James Russell Lowell Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.
    James Russell Lowell
    American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819 - 1891)
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  • Robert Louis Stevenson Once you are married, there is nothing for you, not even suicide, but to be good.
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    Scottish writer and poet (1850 - 1894)
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  • Baruch Spinoza One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e.g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf.
    Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
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  • Bethany Hamilton One arm might handicap me a little in competition, but I just work with what changes I know I have to make, and I'm pretty used to it now. It mainly depends on the wave conditions... I only get half the waves everyone else rides, so mine have to be good!
    Bethany Hamilton
    American professional surfer (1990 - )
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  • Louis Ferdinand Céline One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious.
    Louis Ferdinand Céline
    French writer (1894 - 1961)
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  • Abe Lemons One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good.
    Abe Lemons
    American basketball player and coach (1922 - 2002)
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  • Charlotte Brontë One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune, one begins to consider responsibilities, and to ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood over our bliss with a solemn brow.
    Charlotte Brontë
    British Novelist (1816 - 1855)
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  • Boris Vian One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.
    Boris Vian
    French writer, poet and engineer (1920 - 1959)
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  • Jonathan Swift One enemy can do more hurt, than ten friends can do good.
    Journal to Stella (30 June 1711)
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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