Quotes 12181 till 12200 of 26101.
-
Literature transforms and intensifies ordinary language, deviates systematically from everyday speech. If you approach me at a bus stop and murmur ''Thou still unravished bride of quietness,'' then I am instantly aware that I am in the presence of the literary.
-
Literature, as a field of glory, is an arena where a tomb may be more easily found than laurels; and as a means of support, it is the chance of chances.
-
Literature... is condemned (or privileged) to be forever the most rigorous and, consequently, the most reliable of terms in which man names and transforms himself.
-
Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self.
-
Little do such men know the toil, the pains, the daily, nightly racking of the brains, to range the thoughts, the matter to digest, to cull fit phrases, and reject the rest.
-
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.
-
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
-
Little other than a red tape Talking-machine, and unhappy Bag of Parliamentary Eloquence.
-
Live and let live is the rule of common justice.
-
Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.
-
Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
-
Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
-
Live in rooms full of light; Avoid heavy food; Be moderate in the drinking of wine; Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics; Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water; Change surroundings and take long journeys; Strictly avoid frightening ideas; Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements; Listen to music.
-
Live like you'll die tomorrow, work like you don't need the money, and dance like nobody's watching.
-
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours.
-
Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tombstone or an obituary in a newspaper.
-
Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.
All something-and famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 610)
