Tis Quotes

609 quotes by 262 authors

To write a book is for all the world like humming a songâ€”be but in tune with yourself, madam, 'tis no matter how high or… — Laurence Sterne
Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no… — John Selden
Pride may be allowed to this or that degree, else a man cannot keep up dignity. In gluttony there must be eating, in drunkenness there… — John Selden
`Tis May, the elfish maiden, the daughter of the Spring, Upon whose birthday morning the birds delight to sing. They would not sing one note… — Robert Fuller Murray
Tisn't life that matters! 'Tis the courage you bring to it. — Hugh Walpole
There's probably no subject with quite so many conflictin' opinions about it as there are about food, and 'tis better to swap bubble gum with… — Tom Robbins
Out of the mists of our long oppression, / We bring love for ourselves and each other, / And love for the gifts we bear,… — Harry Hay
Tis not where we lie but whence we fell; the loss of Heaven's the greatest pain in Hell. — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
'Tis dangerous to think - For who by thinking tempts his jealous Fate, Is straight arraign'd as Traytor to the State, And none that come… — John Wilmot
I realized fear one morning, with the blare of the fox hunter's sound. When they're all chasin' the poor bloody fox, 'tis safer to be… — Jack Higgins
Love is something so divine, Description would but make it less; 'Tis what I feel, but can't define, 'Tis what I know but can't express — Beilby Porteus
Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; 'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create! — John Godfrey Saxe
All the beauty of the world, 'tis but skin deep. — Ralph Venning
For I have dipped my hands in muddied waters, and, withdrawing them, find 'tis better to be a commander than a common man! — Bartholomew Roberts
Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. — Isaac Watts
'Tis no sin to cheat the devil. — Daniel Defoe
Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old. — Alcaeus
How slow the shadow creeps: but when 'tis past How fast the shadows fall. How fast! How fast! — Hilaire Belloc
Stay, my lord, And let your reason with your choler question What 'tis you go about: to climb steep hills Requires slow pace at first:… — William Shakespeare
Be strong: we are not here to play, to dream, to drift, we have hard work to do and loads to lift, shun not the… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock

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