Collected Quotes & Passages: cont'd.

• I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
  - William Blake 1757-1827

• And did those feet in ancient time
  Walk upon England's mountains green?
  And was the holy Lamb of God
  On England's pleasant pastures seen?

  And did the Countenance Divine
  Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
  And was Jerusalem builded here
  Among these dark Satanic mills?

  Bring me my bow of burning gold!
  Bring me my arrows of desire!
  Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
  Bring me my chariot of fire!

  I will not cease from Mental Fight,
  Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,
  Till we have built Jerusalem,
  In England's green and Pleasant Land.
  - William Blake

• Good ale, the true and proper drink of Englishmen. He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh against ale, that is good ale.
  - George Borrow 1803-1881

• The rain it raineth on the just
  And also on the unjust fella:
  But chiefly on the just, because
  The unjust steals the just's umbrella.
  - Lord Bowden 1835-1894

• Andrea:
  "Unhappy the land that has no heroes."
  Galileo:
  "No, unhappy the land that needs heroes."
  - Leben des Galilei Bertolt Brecht 1891-1956

• I wish my deadly foe, no worse
  Than want of friends, and empty purse.
  - Nicholas Breton 1545?-1626?

• There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
  - Baron Lytton 1803-1873

• Love comes from blindness, friendship from knowledge.
  - Comte De Bussy-Rabutin 1618-1693

• 'Tis strange - but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction.
  - Lord Byron 1788-1824

• The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
  - James Branch Cabell 1879-1958

• And though hard be the task, "keep a stiff upper lip."
  - Phoebe Cary 1824-1871

• Good painters imitate nature, bad ones spew it up.
  - Miguel De Cervantes 1547-1616

• I know an Englishman, being flatter'd, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.
  - George Chapman 1559?-1634?

• An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
  - Earl of Chesterfield 1694-1773

• One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
  - G.K. Chesterton 1874-1936

• The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's shoulder to mount on.
  - S.T. Coleridge (The Friend)

• It is better to wear out than to rust out.
  - Bishop Richard Cumberland 1631-1718

• There is no greater sorrow than to recall a time of happiness in misery.
  - Dante 1265-1321

• Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, time stays, WE go.
  - Austin Dobson 1840-1921

• Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
  - Thomas Alva Edison 1847-1931

• Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
  - George Eliot 1819-1880

• A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
  - Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

• A little neglect may breed mischief...for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost.
  - Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790

• Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
  - Benjamin Franklin

• Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
  I took the one less travelled by,
  And that has made all the difference.
  - Robert Frost 1874-1963

• To err is human, not to, animal.
  - Robert Frost

• They cannot scare me with their empty spaces between stars - on stars where no human race is. I have it in me so much nearer home to scare myself with my own desert places.
  - Robert Frost

• Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow-creatures is amusing in itself.
  - J.A. Froud 1818-1894

• Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.
  - J.A. Froud

• There may always be another reality to make fiction of the truth we think we've arrived at.
  - Christopher Fry

• An open foe may prove a curse,
  But a pretended friend is worse.
  - John Gay 1685-1732

• Life is a jest; and all things show it.
  I thought so once; but now I know it.
  - John Gay (His epitaph)

• The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
  - Oliver Goldsmith 1730-1774

• I love every thing that's old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.
  - Oliver Goldsmith

• As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can't abide to disappoint myself.
  - Oliver Goldsmith

• Life is mostly froth and bubble,
  Two things stand like stone,
  Kindness in another's trouble,
  Courage in your own.
  - Adam Lindsay Gordon 1833-1870

• His worst is better than any other person's best.
  - William Hazlitt 1778-1930

• So have I loitered my life away,reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays, hearing, thinking, writing on what pleased me best. I have wanted only one thing to make me happy, but wanting that have wanted everything.
  - William Hazlitt

• Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
  - O. Henry 1862-1910

• Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
  Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer.
  - George Herbert 1593-1633

• It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
  - Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894

• Ira furor brevis est.
  Anger is a short madness.
  - Horace 65-8 BC

• When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
  - Horace

• Force, if unassisted by judgement, collapses through its own mass.
  - Horace

• Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans: it's lovely to be silly at the right moment.
  - Horace

• I am too much of a sceptic to deny the possibility of anything.
  - T.H. Huxley 1825-1895

• Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.
  - T.H. Huxley

• Religion's in the heart, not in the knees.
  - Douglas Jerrold 1803-1857

• The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
  - Douglas Jerrold

• The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.
  - Douglas Jerrold

• Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
  - Philander Chase Johnson 1866-1939

• A fly, sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
  - Samuel Johnson 1709-1784

• Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of all England.
  - Sir Thomas Mallory d.1471 (Mort D'Arthur)

• A knowledgeable fool is a greater fool than an ignorant fool.
  - Moliere 1622-1673

• We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
  - Moliere

• It could be said of me that in this book I have only made up a bunch of other men's flowers, providing of my own only the string that ties them together.
  - Montaigne 1533-1592

• One would be in less danger from the wiles of a stranger, if one's own kin and kith were more fun to be with.
  - Ogden Nash

• The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
  - Edward John Phelps

• You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come;
  Knock as you please, there's nobody at home.
  - Alexander Pope 1688-1744

• There was an old owl liv'd in an oak
  The more he heard, the less he spoke;
  The less he spoke, the more he heard
  O, if men were all like that wise bird!
  - (Punch 1875)

• So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.
  - Sir Walter Raleigh 1552-1618 (When asked which way he preferred to lay his head on the block.)

• 'Tis a sharp remedy, but a sure one for all ills.
  - Sir Walter Raleigh (Feeling the edge of the axe before his execution.)

• But words once spoken can never be recall'd.
  - Earl of Roscommon d.1685

• Christ has come to earth as love,
  So the earth might come to love as Christ.
  

• The most profoundest sin is tragedy unremembered.
  - (Witness to an airline crash)

• An unfulfilled dream, regardless of whether it was lofty or humble, was still a tragedy to the dreamer who had given up hope.
  - Dean R. Koontz (Coldfire)

• Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.
  - John Selden 1584-1654

• 'Tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.
  - John Selden

• Every man loves what he is good at.
  - Thomas Shadwell

• When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
  - George Bernard Shaw

• He who has never hoped can never despair.
  - George Bernard Shaw

• The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
  - George Bernard Shaw

• Laws are like spider's webs: if some poor weak creature come up against them, it is caught; but a bigger one can break through and get away.
  - Solon c.630-c.555 BC

• How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
  - Herbert Spencer

• Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
  - Sir Richard Steele

• Why is the person who snores always the first one to fall asleep?
  - (Country Magazine)

• As our life is very short, so it is very miserable, and therefore it is well it is short.
  - Bishop Jeremy Taylor

• I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me.
  - Laurence Sterne

• Here lies one who meant well, tried a little, failed much: - Surely that may be his epitath, of which he need not be ashamed.
  - Robert Louis Stevenson

• When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
  - Jonathon Swift 1667-1745

• How pleasant it is, at the end of the day,
  No follies to have to repent;
  But reflect on the past, and be able to say,
  That my time has been properly spent.
  - Ann Taylor

• Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.
  - Thomas A'Kempis c.1380-1471

• No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
  - Anthony Trollope

• Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a dept of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.
  - Mark Twain

• My soul, there is a country far beyond the stars,
  Where stands a winged sentry all skilful in the wars;
  There, above noise and dangers, Sweet peace is crowned with smiles,
  And One born in a manger commands the beauteous files.
  - Henry Vaughan

• Easy is the way down to the Underworld: by night and by day dark Dis's door stands open; but to withdraw one's steps and to make a way out to the upper air, that's the task, that is the labour.
  - Virgil 70-19 BC

• No man can lose what he never had.
  - Izaak Walton

• I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.
  - James McNeill Whistler

• There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
  - Oscar Wilde

• Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
  - Oscar Wilde

• Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.
  - W.B. Yeats

• The trouble with advice is that you can't tell if it's good or bad until you've taken it!
  - (Reader's Digest)

• Our cousin's big dog got loose and began roaming the neighbourhood. It wasn't long before she gained the reputation as a "chainless husky".
  - (Reader's Digest)

• When I was out walking my husky, Domino, he broke free of my grip and ran up the street. I followed, and just as I was beginning to tire, I spotted two boys ahead of him.
  "Stop that dog!" I hollered. Just then Domino ran between two houses.
  "Is there a fence there?" I called to the boys.
  "Yes," one of them replied, "but don't worry - he jumped over it with no problem."
  - Mark Abraham (Reader's Digest)

• Love is blind - marriage is the eye-opener.
  - (Reader's Digest)

• If you really want the last word in an argument, try saying, "I guess you're right."
  - (Reader's Digest)

• Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
  - Chinese Proverb

• Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
  - Erica Jong

• I have grown accustomed to your sensory input patterns.
  - Commander Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

• A man who knew one's secrets could be trusted only if one knew his; each would have something to lose.
  - Melanie Rawn (Stronghold)

• "When you look at me," I said hesitatingly. "Usually, I mean. Not now. When you look at me, what do you see?"
  "You know what I see."
  "Do you see a lot of fears and self-doubts, and feelings of shame and uselessness and inadequacy?"
  "Of course not." He seemed to find the question amusing, and said more seriously, "You never show feelings like that."
  "No one does," I said. "Everyone has an outside and an inside and the two can be quite different."
  "Is that just a general observation?"
  "No." I picked up the mug of tea, and blew across the steaming surface. "To myself, I'm a jumble of uncertainty and fear and stupidity. And to others..."
  - Dick Francis (Whip Hand)

• If I was an iceburg, I'd better stay an iceburg. When ice melted, it made a mess.
  - Dick Francis (Rat Race)

• A callous exterior isn't an uncommon way of protecting ideals; it hides the idealists from the derision of fools and cowards. But it also immobilises them, so that, in trying to preserve their ideals, they risk losing them.
  - Brian Daley (Han Solo at Star's End)

• Friends are relatives you make for yourself.
  - Eustache Deschamp

• Hope is like a piece of string when you're drowning; it just isn't enough to get you out by itself.
  - Robert Jordon (The Eye of the World)

• BE
  Be understanding to your enemies.
  Be loyal to your friends.
  Be strong enough to face the world each day.
  Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
  Be generous to those who need your help.
  Be frugal with what you need yourself.
  Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
  Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
  Be willing to share your joys.
  Be willing to share the sorrows of others.
  Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
  Be a follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.
  Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
  Be the last to criticise a colleague who fails.
  Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not stumble.
  Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.
  Be loving to those who love you.
  Be loving to those who do not love you, and they may change.
  Above all, be yourself.

• One of life's truly rarest treasures is friendship. I count myself exceedingly fortunate in this regard. My friends have given of themselves above and beyond the call, in far too many ways to recount, but, most important, in love, support, and acceptance. I shall never be their equal in generosity.
  - R.E. Feist (Dedication)

• The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being right.
  - Lord Halisham

• A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
  

• Honour first, then victory, but if a man is to learn, first he must live.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• Many things are not done simply because they are not attempted.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• Before too many factors are involved the vision is often clearer.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• If at any time your Prince should pretend your position with him is sure, begin from that moment to feel unsure.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• The goods of this world are soon lost. Fire, storm, thieves, and war are ever with us, but what is stored in the mind is ours forever.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• A true gentleman is at a disadvantage in dealing with women. Women are realist, and their tactics are realistic, so no man should be a gentleman where women are concerned unless the women are very, very young. Women admire gentlemen, and sleep with cads.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• All our lives we compromise, and without it there would be no progress, nor could man live together. You may think a man a fool, but if he is an agreeable fool you say nothing.
  - Louis L'Amour (The Walking Drum)

• Go often to the house of a friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
  - Anonymous

• Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is very costly.
  - Anonymous

• Don't be discouraged, it's often the last key in the bunch that opens the locks.
  - Anonymous

• Some things have to be believed to be seen.
  - Ralph Hodgson

• Every betrayal begins with a trust.
  

• A Man should never be ashamed to say he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
  - Alexander Pope

• "What is the secret of your life?" asked Mrs.Browning to novelist Charles Kingsley one day. "Tell me, that I may make my life beautiful too." He then replied, "I had a friend."
  

• The ones you should try to get even with are the ones who have helped you.
  - Anonymous

• True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
  - Ben Jonson

• The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
  - Edmund Burke

• Speramus Meliora
  We Hope For Better Things
  

• Tribute to a Dog
  The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wing and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
  - Senator George Vest 1870

• A Dog's Prayer
  Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.
  Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your hand between blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.
  Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.
  When it is cold and wet, please take me inside...for I am now a domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements...and I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth...though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land...for you are my God...and I am your devoted worshipper.
  Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food, that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life, should yourlife be in danger.
  And, beloved master, should the Great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest...and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
  - Beth Norman Harris

• If asked when you can deliver something, ask for some time to think. Build in a margin of safety. Name a date. Then deliver it earlier than you promised. The world is divided into two classes of people: the few people who make good on their promises (even if they don't promise as much) and the many who don't. Get in column A and stay there. You'll be valuable wherever you are.
  - Robert Townsend

• Marguerite Yourcenar was asked how one makes friends:
  "Your question calls to mind a charming passage from a book by Montherlant. Surprised that a little girl has not given her cat a name, someone asks, "But how do you call him?" The little girl answers: "I don't call him. He comes when he wants." So, too, do friends often come to us through the most improbable of chances."
  

• A friend doubles joys and cuts griefs in half.
  

• Genius is the capacity for seeing what is not there.
  - Wade Davis (The Serpent and the Rainbow)

• Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
  - Wade Davis (The Serpent and the Rainbow)

• Between the plan and the fulfillment lies always the hazard. Heartbeat flutters, knife flashes, horse stumbles, cancer grows, more subtle foes invade...Between the plan and the fulfillment stand always the frail barrier of a human life.
  - George R. Stewart (Earth Abides)

• For every wound, the ointment of time.
  - Welsh Proverb

• A man cannot be too careful in his choice of enemies.
  - Oscar Wilde

  
  

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