Small: When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in
"When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger"
Mark Rutherford, Writer
Small: Hes by best friend and the father of my children. Hes a great ex
"He's by best friend and the father of my children. He's a great ex"
Sarah Ferguson, Author
Small: We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby
W. Somerset Maugham
"We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
Small: The shortest answer is doing
George Herbert
"The shortest answer is doing"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes
W. Somerset Maugham
"The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
Small: The fool wonders, the wise man asks
Benjamin Disraeli
"The fool wonders, the wise man asks"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning
Benjamin Disraeli
"Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored
Lord Byron
"Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored"
Lord Byron, Poet
Small: The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate
Douglas Adams
"The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate"
Douglas Adams, Writer
Small: The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate
J.B. Priestley
"The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate"
J.B. Priestley, Writer
Small: Expansion means complexity and complexity decay
"Expansion means complexity and complexity decay"
C. Northcote Parkinson, Historian
Small: I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I
Daniel Radcliffe
"I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'"
Daniel Radcliffe, Actor
Small: Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man
"Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man"
Iain Duncan Smith, Politician
Small: We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I cant, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics
Rick Wright
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
Rick Wright, Musician
Small: I enjoy doing nothing
"I enjoy doing nothing"
Jeffrey Bernard, Journalist
Small: He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom
William Edward Hickson
"He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom"
William Edward Hickson, Writer
Small: If at first you dont succeed, try, try, try again
William Edward Hickson
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again"
William Edward Hickson, Writer
Small: The secret of success is constancy to purpose
Benjamin Disraeli
"The secret of success is constancy to purpose"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: Storms make the oak grow deeper roots
George Herbert
"Storms make the oak grow deeper roots"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one
George Herbert
"The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action
W. Somerset Maugham
"There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
Small: He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, stron
George Herbert
"He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: Be thrifty, but not covetous
George Herbert
"Be thrifty, but not covetous"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago
Ashley Montagu
"Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist
Small: The busy have no time for tears
Lord Byron
"The busy have no time for tears"
Lord Byron, Poet
Small: Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for
Bertrand Russell
"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides
Margaret Thatcher
"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides"
Margaret Thatcher, Leader
Small: War does not determine who is right - only who is left
Bertrand Russell
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Sin is geographical
Bertrand Russell
"Sin is geographical"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the
Douglas Adams
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools"
Douglas Adams, Writer
Small: The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that whe
Douglas Adams
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair"
Douglas Adams, Writer
Small: Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue
Virginia Woolf
"Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue"
Virginia Woolf, Author
Small: How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!
Jane Austen
"How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!"
Jane Austen, Writer
Small: For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
Jane Austen
"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?"
Jane Austen, Writer
Small: I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy
Samuel Butler
"I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy"
Samuel Butler, Poet
Small: Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Poet
Small: Gods gifts put mans best dreams to shame
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Poet
Small: Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you dont find out til too late that hes been playing with two
Terry Pratchett
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along"
Terry Pratchett, Author
Small: I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love
John Dyer
"I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love"
John Dyer, Artist
Small: For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake
Alfred Hitchcock
"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake"
Alfred Hitchcock, Director
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