Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Behold me waiting—waiting for the knife.... The thick, sweet mystery of chloroform, The drunken dark, the little death-in-life.... [F]ace to face with… — William Ernest Henley Copy Share Image
A single woman with a very narrow income must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid - the proper sport of boys and… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The fortune of our lives depends on employing well the short period of our youth. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I don't covet images or belongings. My television set and video are rented, any paintings aren't worth a fortune, and money is… — Benny Hill Copy Share Image
Each of us A cell of awareness Imperfect and incomplete Genetic blends With uncertain ends On a fortune hunt that's far too… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study,… — Isaac Barrow Copy Share Image
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
The absence of effective State, and, especially, national, restraint upon unfair money-getting has tended to create a small class of enormously wealthy… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I won the national award for the best music composer and also had the fortune of scoring music for songs penned by… — Vidyasagar Copy Share Image
That furniture cost me a fortune! It's designer furniture." "Designed by whom ? Darth Vader ? The Hitler Youth ? — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
The people come from everywhere, from five hundred miles, to find their fortunes. By fortune is an ugly, two-faced goddess. When you… — Glen Cook Copy Share Image
Happiness doesn't come from making a fortune and owning lots of possessions. 'Stuff' doesn't bring happiness. Family, friends, good health and the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I just like people. I'll hold a conversation at a gas station. It's not about the fame and the fortune, I just… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
Granny knew all about bad fortune-telling. It was harder than the real thing. You needed a good imagination. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is a very common failing, never to be pleased with our fortune nor displeased with our character. — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Government has come to be a trade, and is managed solely on commercial principles. A man plunges into politics to make his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Stay close by the door, if you desire all beauty And leave aside sleep, if you wish to arrive And make of… — Rabia Basri Copy Share Image
Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. — Publilius Syrus Copy Share Image
