“He was in that humour when a man will cut off his nose to spite his face” — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
Was it love of people?' I asked her. 'Of course no,' she snapped sharply. 'How can you love ignorant, brutish people whom… — Jennifer Worth Copy Share Image
As the reflections of our pride upon our defects are bitter, disheartening, and vexatious, so the return of the soul towards God… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Learning to inhibit unwanted contractions of muscles that function without, or in spite of, our will, is the main task in coordinated… — Moshe Feldenkrais Copy Share Image
It is misleading to imagine that we are developed in spite of our circumstances, for we are developed because of them. It… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
In spite of the extent to which Solomon went to find happiness, because he left God out of the picture, nothing satisfied.… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“You can't come in, colonel," she told him. "You may be in command of your war, but I'm in command of my… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
The great wheel of fire of ancient wisdom, silence and word engendering the myth of the origin, human action engendering the epic… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
Is it possible, after all, that spite of bricks and shaven faces, this world we live in is brimmed with wonders, and… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Don't give up because of the dark days. Succeed in spite of them. The dark days make the bright days seem even… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Genuine witticisms surprise those who say them as much as those who listen to them; they arise in us in spite of… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
Maine's motto is "Vacationland," but as far as I'm concerned, it should be, "Maine: Putting the 'spite' in hospitality since 1820." — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
The knowledge of death seemed present in both sisters-it was something about the way they carried themselves, something that had broken too… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
I wonder if I can write this history, or if on every page there will be some sneaking show of a bitterness… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
Sanity -- that is the great virtue of the ancient literature; the want of that is the great defect of the modern,… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he will not crumble when the world from his point of… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
A single moment spent in a business meeting or at a pub is more than enough to reveal the basic human truth… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
Santa Monica Bay is less polluted today than when I first moved to the area in the 1970s, because actions have been… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair. Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
