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Small: Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to
William Wordsworth
"Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future"
William Wordsworth, Poet
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Small: Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises
"Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises"
Johnny Rotten, Musician
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Small: The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men
"The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men"
James Harrington, Philosopher
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Small: A merry companion is as good as a wagon
"A merry companion is as good as a wagon"
John Lyly, Writer
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Small: What is reading, but silent conversation
"What is reading, but silent conversation"
Charles Lamb, Critic
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Small: If at first you do succeed - try to hide your astonishment
"If at first you do succeed - try to hide your astonishment"
Harry Banks, Soldier
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Small: I am no more a witch than you are a wizard. If you take my life away, God will give you blood to drink
"I am no more a witch than you are a wizard. If you take my life away, God will give you blood to drink"
Sarah Good, Celebrity
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Small: Whats done cant be undone
William Shakespeare
"What's done can't be undone"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Time and the hour run through the roughest day
William Shakespeare
"Time and the hour run through the roughest day"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: I bear a charmed life
William Shakespeare
"I bear a charmed life"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful
William Shakespeare
"Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes
William Shakespeare
"Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: It will have blood, they say blood will have blood
William Shakespeare
"It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Cowards die many times before their deaths the valiant never taste of death but once
William Shakespeare
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Better a witty fool than a foolish wit
William Shakespeare
"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!
William Shakespeare
"Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends
Thomas Fuller
"There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them
Thomas Fuller
"Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Wine hath drowned more men than the sea
Thomas Fuller
"Wine hath drowned more men than the sea"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Scalded cats fear even cold water
Thomas Fuller
"Scalded cats fear even cold water"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Great hopes make great men
Thomas Fuller
"Great hopes make great men"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: A wise man turns chance into good fortune
Thomas Fuller
"A wise man turns chance into good fortune"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: A mans best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
Thomas Fuller
"A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: A book that is shut is but a block
Thomas Fuller
"A book that is shut is but a block"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Cynical realism is the intelligent mans best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation
Aldous Huxley
"Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions
Francis Bacon
"People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion
Francis Bacon
"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but h
Francis Bacon
"There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise
Francis Bacon
"Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden heaven is a playground
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The end crowneth the work
Elizabeth I
"The end crowneth the work"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without
Elizabeth I
"One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned.
Charles Dickens
"Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself
Charles Dickens
"An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts
Charles Dickens
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Wonder is involuntary praise
Edward Young
"Wonder is involuntary praise"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: There is no such thing as a good tax
Winston Churchill
"There is no such thing as a good tax"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
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Small: From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent
Winston Churchill
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
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Small: Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential
Winston Churchill
"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
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