Preferable Quotes

121 quotes by 108 authors

Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes - it should be postponed… — Peter Drucker
We have long had death and taxes as the two standards of inevitability. But there are those who believe that death is the preferable of… — Erwin Griswold
Remember that a very good sardine is always preferable to a not that good lobster. — Ferran Adria
If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable. — George Ade
Cosmic evolution may teach us how the good and evil tendencies of man may have come about; but, in itself, it is incompetent to furnish… — Thomas Huxley
I believe that order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think… — Leo Tolstoy
In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks... I… — Lisa Morton
Somewhere in the back of their minds, hosts and guests alike know that the dinner party is a source of untold irritation, and that even… — Craig Brown
Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative. — Najib Razak
Blend is great for designers because it implements a lot of sophisticated behaviours, but for what I like to do, hand coding XAML is preferable,… — Charles Petzold
Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow. — Orrin Hatch
The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable. — Zebulon Pike
Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to… — Mary Astell
No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices of others than their virtues, as disease is far more… — Charles Caleb Colton
Age in a virtuous person, of either sex, carries in it an authority which makes it preferable to all the pleasures of youth. — Richard Steele
Mas vale solo que mal aompanado. (Being alone is preferable to being in bad company) — Internet Kiddo
A majority is always more preferable, simply because one knows that he never stands alone. The opposite, even if it has it all along, is… — Alexander Fennis
The pain is sometimes preferable to the treatment — Indian Proverb
I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find. — James Beard

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