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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: To admit there is no god is to provide free license to pillage and rape with clear conscience
Eli Khamarov
"To admit there is no god is to provide free license to pillage and rape with clear conscience"
Eli Khamarov, Writer
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Small: The uglier a mans legs are, the better he plays golf - its almost a law
H.G. Wells
"The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law"
H.G. Wells, Author
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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: Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy
Isaac Newton
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy"
Isaac Newton, Mathematician
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Small: I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair"
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet
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Small: O earth, what changes hast thou seen!
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"O earth, what changes hast thou seen!"
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet
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Small: Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul
William Hazlitt
"Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul"
William Hazlitt, Critic
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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: If it doesnt sell, it isnt creative
David Ogilvy
"If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative"
David Ogilvy, Businessman
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Small: Active Evil is better than Passive Good
William Blake
"Active Evil is better than Passive Good"
William Blake, Poet
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Small: Violence is never a solution in my plays, just as ultimately violence is never a solution in human affairs
Edward Bond
"Violence is never a solution in my plays, just as ultimately violence is never a solution in human affairs"
Edward Bond, Playwright
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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: Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee
Ben Jonson
"Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee"
Ben Jonson, Poet
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Small: Grow old with me! The best is yet to be
Robert Browning
"Grow old with me! The best is yet to be"
Robert Browning, Poet
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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: The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be
Queen Elizabeth II
"The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be"
Queen Elizabeth II, Royalty
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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: Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it
"Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it"
Ellen Terry, Actress
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Small: Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for su
"Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success on the stage"
Ellen Terry, Actress
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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: 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: 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: 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: A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places
Isabelle Eberhardt
"A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places"
Isabelle Eberhardt, Explorer
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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: If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting
"If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting"
Peter Shaffer, Playwright
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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: Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run
"Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run"
David Garrick, Actor
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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: 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: The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, a
"The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose"
Edward Coke, Businessman
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Small: Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evol
Angela Carter
"Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us"
Angela Carter, Novelist
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Small: Fear is the parent of cruelty
"Fear is the parent of cruelty"
James Anthony Froude, Historian
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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: Extremes meet, as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth
Thomas Hood
"'Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth"
Thomas Hood, Poet
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