Jane Austen Quotes and Sayings

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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us. Jane Austen My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; …

Marcus Aurelius Quotes and Sayings

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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. Marcus Aurelius The happiness of your life …

Saint Augustine Quotes and Sayings

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What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine If you believe what you like in the gospels, …

Francis of Assisi Quotes and Sayings

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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. Francis of Assisi If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with …

Best Thomas Aquinas Quotes and Sayings

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We can’t have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. Thomas Aquinas Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him. Thomas Aquinas The truth of our faith becomes a matter of …

Thomas Aquinas Quotes and Sayings

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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. Thomas Aquinas Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. Thomas Aquinas …

Maya Angelou Life Sayings and Quotes

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I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they’ll do wonders. I count on them. Maya Angelou I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool – and I’m not any of those – to say that I don’t write for the reader. I …

Maya Angelou Best Sayings and Quotes

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Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity. Maya Angelou Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, …

Maya Angelou Brainy Quotes

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I’m interested in women’s health because I’m a woman. I’d be a darn fool not to be on my own side. Maya Angelou I’ve read everything Thomas Wolfe ever wrote; my brother and I memorized whole chapters of ‘You Can’t Go Home Again’ and ‘Look Homeward, Angel.’ Maya Angelou In a magazine, one can get – from cover to cover …

Wise Maya Angelou Quotes

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We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. Maya Angelou A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. Maya Angelou A …

Best Maya Angelou Quotes

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Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. Maya Angelou Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. Maya Angelou Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and …

Maya Angelou Quotes and Sayings

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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else …

Barbara de Angelis Quotes and Sayings

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Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible – it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could. Barbara de Angelis The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or …

Wise Woody Allen Quotes

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In California, they don’t throw their garbage away – they make it into TV shows. Woody Allen I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys. Woody Allen If my films make one more person miserable, I’ll feel I have done my job. Woody Allen I was nauseous and tingly all over. …

Best Woody Allen Quotes

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I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own. Woody Allen I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen I’m very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch. Woody Allen I’d call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that …

Woody Allen Quotes and Sayings

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I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have. Woody Allen I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. Woody Allen Sex without love is a meaningless experience, …

Muhammad Ali Best Quotes

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We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last. Muhammad Ali My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world. Muhammad Ali The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his …

Joseph Addison Quotes and Sayings

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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. Joseph Addison Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body. Joseph Addison Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows …

Douglas Adams Quotes and Sayings

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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. 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 There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it …

Ansel Adams Quotes and Sayings

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You don’t take a photograph, you make it. Ansel Adams   When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. Ansel Adams There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and …