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Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil read more

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity...

by Vaclav Havel Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I'd like to be buried Indian-style, where they put you up on a high rack, above the ground. That way, read more

I'd like to be buried Indian-style, where they put you up on a high rack, above the ground. That way, you could get hit by meteorites and not even feel it.

by Jack Handy Found in: Deep thoughts Quotes,
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So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.

So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.

by Robert Browning Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Amazingly, given that this was a very intense fire and a large fire and that you're talking about senior citizens, read more

Amazingly, given that this was a very intense fire and a large fire and that you're talking about senior citizens, everyone self-evacuated except for one woman the police escorted out.

by Elise Armacost Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act.

The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act.

by Unknown Found in: Confidence Quotes,
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'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer read more

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'

by John Abbott Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.

Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.

by Al Alvarez Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I wouldn't read too much into it.

I wouldn't read too much into it.

by Allen Abney Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to
be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and read more

Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to
be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and intelligibly
recorded.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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