funny quotes women
Nature hates calculators. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. ~Laurens van der Post
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. ~Reinhold Niebuhr
When leaders act contrary to conscience, we must act contrary to leaders. ~Veterans Fast for Life
But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, Chapter XVIII "A Flood of Sunshine"
The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running. ~Author unknown, in reference to Ecclesiastes 9:11, "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. ~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~Voltaire
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. ~Soren Kierkegaard
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature. ~Alfred North Whitehead
As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see. ~Julius Caesar
Love makes time pass; time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish. ~Marian Anderson
One minute was enough, Tyler said, a person had to work hard for it, but a minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection. ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
I can airmail the golf ball, but sometimes I don't put the right address on it. ~Jim Dent
The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. ~Joe Houldsworth
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. ~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958
Trees are much like human beings and enjoy each other's company. Only a few love to be alone. ~Jens Jensen, Siftings, 1939
Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones. ~G.C. Lichtenberg
