Words of Wisdom

Assorted Quotes

The most common of all antagonisms arises from a man's taking a seat beside you on the train, a seat to which he is completely entitled.

Robert Benchley

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

Niels Bohr

If religion has doe nothing for your temper, it has done nothing for your soul.

James Clayton

Consider how few things are worthy of anger, and thou wilt wonder that any fools should be wroth.

Robert Dodsley

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.

Joseph Macauley

Nothing is easier then fault finding. No talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character are required.

Robert West

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.

Robert Southey