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Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

by William Penn Found in: Ostentation Quotes,
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Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not read more

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for good actions desire to be placed in the light; but notwithstanding this, the greatest theater for virtue is conscience.

by Cicero Found in: Ostentation Quotes,
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Tom Delay did bugs exterminate
before he did kid soldiers terminate.
Kissinger's Bremer has not been forthright
about how many read more

Tom Delay did bugs exterminate
before he did kid soldiers terminate.
Kissinger's Bremer has not been forthright
about how many died in the last fortnight.

by O Anna Niemus Found in: Absurdity Quotes,
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Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on read more

Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied.

by Douglas Adams Found in: Absurdity Quotes,
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A mistake is a Buddhist gift.
Director Terry Gilliam to Robin Williams.

A mistake is a Buddhist gift.
Director Terry Gilliam to Robin Williams.

by Terry Gilliam Found in: Absurdity Quotes,
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The rain in the Ukraine
falls mainly
not on the plains.

The rain in the Ukraine
falls mainly
not on the plains.

by O Anna Niemus Found in: Absurdity Quotes,
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The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.

The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.

by William Hutton Found in: Ostentation Quotes,
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Monotheism is a gift from the gods.

Monotheism is a gift from the gods.

by Fire Cat Found in: Absurdity Quotes,
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The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject but man only.

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject but man only.

by Thomas Hobbes Found in: Absurdity Quotes,
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