Quotes with not-so-great

Quotes 801 till 820 of 12035.

  • George Meredith A kiss is but a kiss now! and no wave of a great flood that whirls me to the sea. But, as you will! we'll sit contentedly, and eat our pot of honey on the grave.
    George Meredith
    British Author (1828 - 1909)
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  • Seneca A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Lao-Tzu A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.
    Lao-Tzu
    Chinese philosopher (600 - 550)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero A letter does not blush.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • Aesop A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
    Aesop
    Greek fabulist and story teller (620 - 564)
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  • Arnold J. Toynbee A life which does not go into action is a failure.
    Arnold J. Toynbee
    British historian and author (1889 - 1975)
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  • Alan Cohen A life without change is not a life; it is a stagnant pool.
    Alan Cohen
    American businessman (1954 - )
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  • William Butler Yeats A line will take us hours maybe; Yet if it does not seem a moment's thought, our stitching and unstinting has been naught.
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Saadi A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
    Saadi
    Persian poet and literary of the medieval period (1200 - 1292)
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  • James Monroe A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
    James Monroe
    US President (5th) (1758 - 1831)
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  • Woodrow Wilson A little group of willful men reflecting no opinion but their own have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • Alexander Pope A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain; And drinking largely sobers us again.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Alexander Pope A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Benjamin Franklin A little neglect may breed great mischief.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • John Ruskin A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Albert Szent-Gyorgyi A living cell requires energy not only for all its functions, but also for the maintenance of its structure.
    Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
    Hungarian physician and Nobel Prize winner in Medicine (1893 - 1986)
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  • Brantley Gilbert A lot of people can be cheerleaders for songs and go, 'Oh, that's great,' and they don't think it.
    Brantley Gilbert
    American country music singer, songwriter (1985 - )
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  • Boy George A lot of people felt I was getting work because I was Boy George. My response at the time was that there's a lot of DJs making records, they're not all making good records, but they have the right to do that.
    Boy George
    English singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer and actor (1961 - )
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  • Bette Midler A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than I am, but I've chosen not to be.
    Source: The Strip podcast interviewed by Steve Friess[12 27 2007 @ 20:59]PODXIES
    Bette Midler
    American singer, songwriter, actress and comedian (1945 - )
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  • Bill Walton A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
    Bill Walton
    American basketball player (1952 - )
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