Excellent Quotes · Page 51

I look upon every good man, as a good book, lent by its owner for another to read, and transcribe the excellent…

— John Flavel

For as the old saying is, When house and land are gone and spent Then learning is most excellent.

— Samuel Foote

When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable If I have not an excellent library.

— Jane Austen

The Word 'Repulse': I hate this word. I believe 'repel' is a perfectly good word, and 'repulsion' is the noun, as well…

— Rob Sheffield

When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious…

— Dabney Coleman

Nature seems to have treasured up the depth of our mind talents and abilities that we are not aware of; it is…

— Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

Many able Gardeners and Husbandmen are yet Ignorant of the Reason of their Calling; as most Artificers are of the Reason of…

— William Penn

If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be almost…

— Bertrand Russell

Western audiences can gain an impression of China from my films. This is an excellent channel for promoting China`s culture.

— Bill Vaughan

I had an excellent repast - the best repast possible - which consisted simply of boiled eggs and bread and butter. It…

— Henry James

The perfection of mathematical beauty is such...that whatsoever is most beautiful and regular is also found to be most useful and excellent.

— D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

To live among such excellent helps as our libraries afford, to have so many silent wise companions whenever we please.

— Richard Baxter

[from the television show,"Evade the Question Time"]At the end of the first round, I will award three points to Mr. Kaine for…

— Jasper Fforde

I'm not so interested any more in how a great deal of science fiction goes. It goes into things like Star Wars…

— Robert Sheckley

Hippocrates is an excellent geometer but a complete fool in everyday affairs.

— Aristotle

Sourav Ganguly has been an excellent captain, his record speaks for himself. I found him to be a tough competitor and every…

— Nasser Hussain

In one of the decisive battles of World War I, disastrous reports poured into the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the commander of…

— James Keller

I've worked very hard at giving excellent training and good materials, resources, books, and then the corporate community gives me respect. And…

— John C. Maxwell

You have read very good books, I am sure; there is an excellent book however, that never grows old; it is the…

— Peter Julian Eymard

Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.

— Tom Peters

Arm balances, in general, are excellent for strength-building.

— Mandy Ingber

Every year I try to keep in excellent shape and improve some part of my game. I play in the offseason overseas…

— Sue Wicks

ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, who imitated with ludicrous incompetence the _buffone_, or clown, and was therefore the…

— Ambrose Bierce

Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts.

— John C. Maxwell

There is no doubt that truth is to falsehood as light is to darkness; and so excellent a thing is truth that…

— Leonardo da Vinci