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Small: The public can only be really moved by what is genuine
George Henry Lewes
"The public can only be really moved by what is genuine"
George Henry Lewes, Philosopher
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Small: No man is happy but by comparison
"No man is happy but by comparison"
Thomas Shadwell, Dramatist
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Small: One thing that success has taught me is censorship
"One thing that success has taught me is censorship"
Tracey Emin, Artist
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Small: Nothing is impossible to a willing heart
John Heywood
"Nothing is impossible to a willing heart"
John Heywood, Dramatist
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Small: My pride fell with my fortunes
William Shakespeare
"My pride fell with my fortunes"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: It is a wise father that knows his own child
William Shakespeare
"It is a wise father that knows his own child"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness
William Shakespeare
"Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: One that would have the fruit must climb the tree
Thomas Fuller
"One that would have the fruit must climb the tree"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority
Francis Bacon
"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without des
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: If we still advise we shall never do
Elizabeth I
"If we still advise we shall never do"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crow
Elizabeth I
"I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers
"Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers"
John Churton Collins, Critic
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Small: We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival
Winston Churchill
"We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
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Small: The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we
Thomas Huxley
"The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
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Small: On lifes vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale
Alexander Pope
"On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale"
Alexander Pope, Poet
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Small: There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather
John Ruskin
"There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness
John Ruskin
"All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness
John Ruskin
"Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last"
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet
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Small: Where there is no property there is no injustice
John Locke
"Where there is no property there is no injustice"
John Locke, Philosopher
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Small: If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older
Tom Stoppard
"If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older"
Tom Stoppard, Dramatist
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Small: What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure but scattered along lif
Joseph Addison
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable"
Joseph Addison, Writer
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Small: Every murderer is probably somebodys old friend
"Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend"
Agatha Christie, Writer
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Small: The best time to plan a book is while youre doing the dishes
"The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes"
Agatha Christie, Writer
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Small: Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice
E. M. Forster
"Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice"
E. M. Forster, Novelist
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Small: The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know
"The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. We know that if he stops moving and does not get off he will fall off"
William Golding, Novelist
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Small: Novelty is the great parent of pleasure
"Novelty is the great parent of pleasure"
Robert South, Clergyman
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Small: Im armed with more than complete steel, - The justice of my quarrel
Christopher Marlowe
"I'm armed with more than complete steel, - The justice of my quarrel"
Christopher Marlowe, Dramatist
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Small: A mans true character comes out when hes drunk
Charlie Chaplin
"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk"
Charlie Chaplin, Actor
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Small: In the end, everything is a gag
Charlie Chaplin
"In the end, everything is a gag"
Charlie Chaplin, Actor
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Small: Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation
"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation"
Thomas Hobbes, Philosopher
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Small: One must never look for happiness: one meets it by the way
Isabelle Eberhardt
"One must never look for happiness: one meets it by the way"
Isabelle Eberhardt, Explorer
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Small: But we are not in the world to be good but to change it
Edward Bond
"But we are not in the world to be good but to change it"
Edward Bond, Playwright
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Small: Fear not for the future, weep not for the past
"Fear not for the future, weep not for the past"
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet
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Small: Give me good digestion, Lord, And also something to digest but where and how that something comes I leave to T
Mary Webb
"Give me good digestion, Lord, And also something to digest; but where and how that something comes I leave to Thee, who knoweth best"
Mary Webb, Novelist
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Small: Headlines twice the size of the events
"Headlines twice the size of the events"
John Galsworthy, Author
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Small: We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse
Dean Inge
"We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse"
Dean Inge, Philosopher
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Small: A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm that after they have lost all they are sure t
"A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions"
Augustus Hare, Writer
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Small: Im an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat
Harold Wilson
"I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat"
Harold Wilson, Statesman
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