"Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves."

-- Roger L'Estrange

#Stars Quotes #Astrology Quotes #Kingdoms Quotes

“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.”
“I heard Q-Tip on the Jungle Brothers' song 'The Promo.' It was very exciting. It was very new. The music and the culture around hip-hop was evolving. I think there's an emotional quality to their music and there's a vulnerability to the music. For me, A Tribe Called Quest was my Beatles.”
“Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.”
“It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee system.”
“Ask your friends how many stars will be in the U.S. flag in 50 years? And the reason why that's a reasonable question is because there has never been a President of the United States who's been buried under the same flag he was born under.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“The Bible was not written for entertainment purposes, so it's a real hodgepodge and a compendium of all kinds of stuff.”
“Give what you have. To some one, it may be better than you dare to think.”

Source : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1854). “The Works of Henry W. Longfellow”
“No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.”

Source : Helen Rowland (1909). “Reflections of a Bachelor Girl”

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