Maxioms Pet

X
Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  31  /  47  

The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was read more

The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper.

by Socrates Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  16  /  16  

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

by Thomas Carruthers Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  15  /  25  

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious read more

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  19  

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.

by Stendhal Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  42  /  50  

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

  ( comments )
  18  /  23  

When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf read more

When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon;What would not I give to wanderWhere my old companions dwell?Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! - Paradise Lost.

by John Milton Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  24  /  28  

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

  ( comments )
  43  /  46  

What passing bells for these who die as cattle?Only the monstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan read more

What passing bells for these who die as cattle?Only the monstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons. - Anthem for Doomed Youth.

by Wilfred Owen Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  17  /  16  

In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.

In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.

by Andre Maurois Found in: Literature Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet