Quotes
Quotes about Wit
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
I was learning the importance of namesâ having them, making themâbut at the same time I sensed the dangers. Recognition was followed by oblivion, a yawning maw whose victims disappeared without a trace.
Out spoke the victor then, As he hail'd them o'er the wave, Ye are brothers! ye are men! And we conquer but to save; So peace instead of death let us bring; But yield, proud foe, let us bring; With the crews, at England's feet, And make submission meet To our King.
From what far, heavenly height of hope Didst thou descend to light our way, Cleaving with flash of snowy robe Time's dusky veil of twilight gray?
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
It [the war in Vietnam] poisons everything. It has disrupted the economy, envenomed our politics, hurt the alliance, divided our people, and now it is interfering with this critical question of the arms race.
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?
But then I sigh, and, with a piece of Scripture, Tell them that Gods bids us do good for evil: And thus I clothe my naked villainy With odd old ends stol'n forth of holy writ, And seems a saint, when most I play the devil.
Domestic and social violence usually starts off with a few angry words and a few hurt feelings that don't get resolved, then escalates into feelings of betrayal, rage and revenge. Inner feelings of rage soon spill over into all aspects of society. Social stress multiplies daily with every new report of political upheaval, child abuse, drug abuse, workplace violence, children bringing guns to school, homelessness, ethnic wars or some other crisis. The root cause of a lot of these social stresses is the inner violence created by dysfunctional communication between the heart and the mind. As social stress increases, we're faced with a choice: Retreat into fear and isolation, become angry and bitter, try to ignore it all, or take responsibility for our own stress reactions. Bobby Jagdev For peace, we must prepare for war. Slade Whitfield -Doc Childre.
Deep violets, you liken to The kindest eyes that look on you, Without a thought disloyal.
The modest, lowly violet In leaves of tender green is set; So rich she cannot hide from view, But covers all the bank with blue.
Violet! sweet violet! Thine eyes are full of tears; Are they wet Even yet With the thought of other years?
The violets thinks, with her timid blue eye, To pass for a blossom enchantingly shy.
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, it suffices to avoid bad thoughts and to keep our souls turned toward the Lord.
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.
Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one worth an instant of the pleasures one tastes in outraging them?
