Famous Quotes Name J

It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.

A good writer is not necessarily a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender.

Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. One great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you find it.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

I am not sincere, not even when I say I am not.

Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.

Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

A cold in the head cause less suffering than an idea.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

There are moments when everything goes well don't be frightened, it won't last.

The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Be modest It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

I finally know what distinguishes man from other beasts financial worries. - Journals

We don't understand life any better at forty than at twenty, but we know it and admit it.

If I were to begin life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little bit more.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.

Failure is not the only punishment for laziness there is also the success of others.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Whatever one man is capable of conceiving, other men will be able to achieve.

How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!

Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!

Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, help to make earth happy like the heaven above.

A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart.

When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

Out of the strain of the Doing, Into the peace of the Done.

When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued.

You know when people are stupid, it frustrates me.

If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.

Everyone needs a strong sense of self. It is our base of operations for everything that we do in life.

Civilization is the art of living in towns of such size the everyone does not know everyone else.

Civilization is the art of living in towns of such size the everyone does not know everyone else.

The idea of an incarnation of God is absurd: why should the human race think itself so superior to bees, ants, and elephants as to be put in this unique relation to its maker? . . Christians are like a council of frogs in a marsh or a synod of worms on a dung-hill croaking and squeaking "for our sakes was the world created."

Love is not blind -- it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

Courage is more than standing for a firm conviction. It includes the risk of questioning that conviction.

He said not 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased' but he said, 'Thou shalt not be overcome.'

All good men are happy when they choose to be their own authors. Those who choose to have others edit their pathways, must live on the edge of another man's sword.

Courage consists of the power of self-recovery.

The men who come on the stage at one period are all found to be related to each other. Certain ideas are in the air.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.

Being a child is horrible. It is slightly better than being a tree or a piece of heavy machinery but not half as good as being a domestic cat.

What a crazy world we live in Trying to treat addiction as a legal problem, and trying to treat criminal misbehaviors using guns as a medical problem Beam me up, Scotty. Ain't no intelligent life down here.

If you're afraid to let someone else see your weakness, take heart Nobody's perfect. Besides, your attempts to hide your flaws don't work as well as you think they do.

How we treasure (and admire) the people who acknowledge us!