When One Quotes

1211 quotes by 838 authors

... but one loves, and when one is on the brink of death, one turns around to look backward, and one says to oneself: "I… — Alfred de Musset
When one has extensively pondered about men, as a career or as a vocation, one sometimes feels nostalgic for primates. At least they do not… — Albert Camus
When one must, one can. — Charlotte Whitton
He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a person speaks he will be heard with… — B.K.S. Iyengar
It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand. — John Lyly
One's mind suffers only when one is young and while one is ignorant of the world. When one has lived for some time, one learns… — Horace Walpole
Happiness, I think, lies on the surface... when one plunges under the surface all the buoyant things disappear, and the farther down one gets the… — Lewis Mumford
Flight is lawful, when one flies from tyrants. — Jean Racine
When one reaches absolute power, one loses total contact with reality. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Interesting phenomena occur when two or more rhythmic patterns are combined, and these phenomena illustrate very aptly the enrichment of information that occurs when one… — Gregory Bateson
It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
By diminishing the value of silence, publicity has also diminished that of language. The two are inseparable: knowing how to speak has always meant knowing… — Octavio Paz
When one realizes God, He grants knowledge and illumination from within; one knows it oneself. In the fullness of one's spiritual realization one will find… — Sarada Devi
When one nation is at war with another nation, the political machine does everything it can to vilify the people of the other nation, so… — Alexander Siddig
An imbalanced association is when one or both parties become abusive and takes unfair advantage, tries to block another's enlightenment or success. — Frederick Lenz
It's funny, because I don't have a very addictive personality in any way except for things like stories or books or movies or TV. I… — Mae Whitman
Buddha was speaking in a village square one day, when one of the inhabitants started to abuse him. Buddha paused and said to the man,… — Gautama Buddha
Had I to give advice to writers (and I do not think they need it, because everyone has to find out things for himself), I… — Jorge Luis Borges
My dear friend, to be both powerful and fair has always been difficult for mankind. Power and justice have always been seen like day and… — Mehmet Murat Ildan
It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity. — Criss Jami

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