-
“Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.”
Source : "Anthology (Book 3)". Book by Joannes Stobaeus, 1536.
-
“Put it down in capital letters: SELF-DEVELOPMENT IS A HIGHER DUTY THAN SELF-SACRIFICE. The thing that most retards and militates against women’s self development is self-sacrifice.”
-
“In the United States we have concentrated tremendous sums of money on the educational plant, seemingly with the idea that the right number of buildings will turn out the right number of graduates. Yet the teachers who actually instruct the future citizens of our country are more often than not miserably paid. If in the future we find ourselves with a lot of fourth-rate citizens, we have only ourselves to blame.”
-
“The fresh start is always an illusion but a necessary one.”
Source : Eleanor Clark (1978). “Eyes, etc: a memoir”, HarperCollins
-
“Money does not make you happy, but the lack of money can cause unhappiness.”
-
“All we have to do is understand that we're all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning”
-
“Being in love, you know... it's not like having a canary, in a cage. When you lose one sweetheart, you can't just go out and get another to replace her.”
Source : Sarah Waters (2011). “Tipping The Velvet”, p.213, Hachette UK
-
“My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.”
