Suggestions
Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
#quotes #ben-nelson #constitution #freedom #liberty #amendment
quotist
If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
#proverbs #senegalese-proverbs #future
proverbiosIt's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation. ~Thurston Moore
#quotes #thurston-moore #radio
I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
#quotes #richard-m-nixon #politics
My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
#quotes #jacques-derrida #lively
Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
#proverb #happiness #health
Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #fasting #eating #wisdom
Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #law #equality
Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
#proverbs #scottish-proverbs
The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
#quotes #anne-ursu
Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit. ~Dorothy Thompson
#quotes #dorothy-thompson #law #self
Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
#quotes #marquise-de-sevigne #marie-de-rabutin-chantal #feelings
The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #journey
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #birds #wisdom
The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
#proverbs #danish-proverbs #friendship
To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
#proverbs #jamaican-proverbs
A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
#proverbs #spanish-proverbs #wisdom
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #learning #wisdom
A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #philosophical #wisdom
An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
#proverbs #estonian-proverbs #food #wisdom
Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs #wisdom #action
Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #wisdom
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #jewelry #wisdom
The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #friendship #enmity #wisdom