No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
When a war breaks out, people say: "It's too stupid; it can't last long." But though a war may well be "too… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic… — Holbrook Jackson Copy Share Image
Innovations that drive lasting economic growth emerge from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology. — Susan Hockfield Copy Share Image
Be not content with the common place in character anymore than with the commonplace in ambition or intellectual attainment. Do not expect… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same… — William Blake Copy Share Image
The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we… — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
Most of the avoidable suffering in life springs from our attempts to escape the unavoidable suffering inherent in the fragmentary nature of… — Hugh Kingsmill Copy Share Image
It has been said that the beauties of the mind are valuable because they are more lasting than those of the body;… — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Copy Share Image
Hair is the most delicate and lasting of our materials, and survives us, like love. It is so light, so gentle; so… — Leigh Hunt Copy Share Image
Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
As long as there are those who are willing to shed blood and take innocent life in the name of religion, the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The long-term benefit of homeopathy to the patient is that it not only alleviates the presenting symptoms but it reestablishes internal order… — George Vithoulkas Copy Share Image
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. — Sallust Copy Share Image
The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
“Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
The Commonwealth of Learning is not at this time without Master-Builders, whose mighty Designs, in advancing the Sciences, will leave lasting Monuments… — John Locke Copy Share Image
No power is strong enough to be lasting if it labors under the weight of fear. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Valor and power may gain a lasting memory, but where are they when the brave and mighty are departed? Their effects may… — Hartley Coleridge Copy Share Image
Most people lead lives of frustration and disapointment. They enjoy temporary pleasures and long-lasting suffering. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
All ancient books which have once been called sacred by man, will have their lasting place in the history of mankind, and… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
