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Small: I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra thr
"I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward"
John Mortimer, Novelist
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Small: Orthodoxy is my doxy - heterodoxy is another mans doxy
William Warburton
"Orthodoxy is my doxy - heterodoxy is another man's doxy"
William Warburton, Critic
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Small: I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium
"I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium"
Mackenzie Crook, Actor
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Small: Gather the flowers, but spare the buds
"Gather the flowers, but spare the buds"
Andrew Marvell, Writer
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Small: All cats are grey in the dark
"All cats are grey in the dark"
Thomas Lodge, Dramatist
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Small: I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going through this even now,
Robin Gibb
"I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going through this even now, that it is the hardest thing in the world. Nobody is ever prepared for it"
Robin Gibb, Musician
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Small: We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings
Louis Nizer
"We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings"
Louis Nizer, Lawyer
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Small: Faith without works is like a bird without wings though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will
"Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven"
Francis Beaumont, Playwright
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Small: I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest
"I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest"
Robert Wyatt, Musician
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Small: Where studious of ease, I slumbered seven years, and then lost by degrees
"Where studious of ease, I slumbered seven years, and then lost by degrees"
Christopher Anstey, Poet
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Small: You always think that 70 is the end of the road: Somebody died when they were 73 good life. Youre closer to de
"You always think that 70 is the end of the road: 'Somebody died when they were 73; good life'. You're closer to death, and you better make sure you don't waste too much of your time doing things you don't want to do. No point in saying things you don't believe in"
Ian Mckellen, Actor
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Small: Good words cool more than cold water
"Good words cool more than cold water"
John Ray, Environmentalist
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Small: There are two worlds: the world we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts
Leigh Hunt
"There are two worlds: the world we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination"
Leigh Hunt, Poet
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Small: The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film
"The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film"
Kim Cattrall, Actress
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Small: Im a Scorpio, and Scorpios eat themselves out and burn themselves up like me
"I'm a Scorpio, and Scorpios eat themselves out and burn themselves up like me"
Vivien Leigh, Actress
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Small: It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy
"It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy"
Philip Sidney, Soldier
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Small: A Scout is never taken by surprise he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens
"A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens"
Robert Baden-Powell, Soldier
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Small: The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay
"The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay"
George Stephenson, Inventor
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Small: A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him
"A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him"
Thomas Malthus, Economist
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Small: When a father gives to his son, both laugh when a son gives to his father, both cry
William Shakespeare
"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
William Shakespeare
"Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice
William Shakespeare
"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me
William Shakespeare
"If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Its better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of
William Shakespeare
"Its better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Well, if Fortune be a woman, shes a good wench for this gear
William Shakespeare
"Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Speak low, if you speak love
William Shakespeare
"Speak low, if you speak love"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: If music be the food of love, play on
William Shakespeare
"If music be the food of love, play on"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come
William Shakespeare
"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: To do a great right do a little wrong
William Shakespeare
"To do a great right do a little wrong"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: There is no darkness but ignorance
William Shakespeare
"There is no darkness but ignorance"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: The wheel is come full circle
William Shakespeare
"The wheel is come full circle"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it
William Shakespeare
"The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: The evil that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones
William Shakespeare
"The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: The course of true love never did run smooth
William Shakespeare
"The course of true love never did run smooth"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Sweet mercy is nobilitys true badge
William Shakespeare
"Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Poor and content is rich, and rich enough
William Shakespeare
"Poor and content is rich, and rich enough"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Pleasure and action make the hours seem short
William Shakespeare
"Pleasure and action make the hours seem short"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: One touch of nature makes the whole world kin
William Shakespeare
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention
William Shakespeare
"O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise
William Shakespeare
"Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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