Splendid Quotes

323 quotes by 265 authors

No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart. — Giovanni Boccaccio
The prostitutes worked for a pimp now. He was splendid and cruel. He was a god to them. He took their free will away from… — Kurt Vonnegut
It seems to me that my mother was the most splendid woman I ever knew... I have met a lot of people knocking around the… — Charlie Chaplin
So be my passing! My task accomplished and the long day done, My wages taken, and in my heart Some late lark singing, Let me… — William Ernest Henley
Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants. — Plato
We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been. — Sophocles
This was a splendid life. Splendid in its obscurity and humility, splendid in its strength and charity, splendid in its achievements. — Robert Mortimer
The splendid thing about education is that everyone wants it. Like influenza, you can give it away without losing any of it yourself. — Evelyn Waugh
The apparent rulers of the English nation are like the most imposing personages of the a splendid procession; it is by them that the mob… — Walter Bagehot
What a splendid head, yet no brain. — Aesop
Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shopâ€¦ suddenly a splendid idea comes… — Agatha Christie
We Latins make splendid lovers and splendid older men. — Cesar Romero
Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul! — Jules Verne
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I'll share the formula I learned while forging my way forward as a full-time painter for forty-four years. The… — Jack White
The Bush boom is alive and well. It's finishing up its sixth splendid year with many more years to come. — Lawrence Kudlow
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with… — Richard Hofstadter
Years ago, I thought up the name Queen...It's just a name, but it's very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid...It's a strong name, very universal… — Freddie Mercury
The heavier our bodies, the higher our will, our spirit, rises above them.' 'The wearier we are, the more splendid the training. — Ruth Benedict
The picture of me is nearly finished, and I think it is magnificent. Â The green and blue of the dress is splendid, and the… — Ellen Terry
My concern has always been to paint nudes as if they were some splendid fruit. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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