To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799) Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855) There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. Elbert Hubbard US author (1856 - 1915) He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. Dr. Isaac Barrow, quoted in Fifty Years of Sheffield Church Life 1866-1916 by Rev. W. Odom English mathematician & theologian (1630 - 1677) Never marry but for love; but see that thou lovest what is lovely. William Penn English religious leader and colonist (1644 - 1718) You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. Max Beerbohm English author and satirist (1872 - 1956) Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one. Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Poet at the Breakfast-Table", 1872 US author & physician (1809 - 1894) The truth is more important than the facts. Frank Lloyd Wright US architect (1869 - 1959) A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery French critic & poet (1871 - 1945) |