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Small: Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune
Thomas Fuller
"Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The past cannot be cured
Elizabeth I
"The past cannot be cured"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: A loving heart is the truest wisdom
Charles Dickens
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year
Charles Dickens
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: And all may do what has by man been done
Edward Young
"And all may do what has by man been done"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: The true art of memory is the art of attention
Samuel Johnson
"The true art of memory is the art of attention"
Samuel Johnson, Author
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Small: That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution
"That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution"
William Blackstone, Judge
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Small: Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall
William Shakespeare
"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart
William Shakespeare
"Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything
William Shakespeare
"Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods they kill us for their sport
William Shakespeare
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should
Thomas Fuller
"Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall
Francis Bacon
"Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths
Elizabeth I
"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts
Charles Dickens
"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Some folk want their luck buttered
"Some folk want their luck buttered"
Thomas Hardy, Novelist
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Small: The best thing I know between France and England is the sea
Douglas William Jerrold
"The best thing I know between France and England is the sea"
Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist
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Small: But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and m
"But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public"
John Hutton, Educator
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Small: Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves
"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves"
Joseph Priestley, Scientist
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Small: It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously
Peter Ustinov
"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously"
Peter Ustinov, Actor
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Small: An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it
"An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it"
James Lovelock, Scientist
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Small: Your library is your portrait
Holbrook Jackson
"Your library is your portrait"
Holbrook Jackson, Writer
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Small: Our childrens children will hear a good story
"Our children's children will hear a good story"
Richard Adams, Clergyman
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Small: Talking isnt doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well and yet words are not deeds
William Shakespeare
"Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: A fox should not be on the jury at a gooses trial
Thomas Fuller
"A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much
Francis Bacon
"Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Opportunity makes a thief
Francis Bacon
"Opportunity makes a thief"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness it is generally the by-product of other activi
Aldous Huxley
"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: I like a man who grins when he fights
Winston Churchill
"I like a man who grins when he fights"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
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Small: The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom
Thomas Huxley
"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
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Small: The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy
William Penn
"The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs,
which are brief and pithy"
William Penn, Leader
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Small: How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
Alexander Pope
"How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!"
Alexander Pope, Poet
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Small: Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers gardens
Douglas William Jerrold
"Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens"
Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist
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Small: I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them
John Stuart Mill
"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them"
John Stuart Mill, Philosopher
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Small: The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart
William Hazlitt
"The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart"
William Hazlitt, Critic
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Small: I shall not die young, for I am already near seventy: I may die old
"I shall not die young, for I am already near seventy: I may die old"
Laurence Housman, Playwright
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Small: Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together
"Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together"
Robert South, Clergyman
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Small: Indecision and delays are the parents of failure
"Indecision and delays are the parents of failure"
George Canning, Statesman
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