Creatures Quote by Sarah Trimmer

“But the character of a man is not to be judged from the pictures which he may draw or from the antics which he…

— Anthony Trollope

Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.

— George Orwell

For He (God) seems to do nothing of himself which He can possibly delegate to His creatures.

— C. S. Lewis

An enthusiast may bore others, but he has never a dull moment himself.

— Anonymous

In life, be a participant, not a spectator.

— Lou Holtz

Rather do what is nothing to the purpose than be idle; that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily…

— Francis Quarles

The man whose whole life is spent in performing a few simple operations, of which the effects are perhaps always the same, or very…

— Adam Smith

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act…

— George Bernard Shaw

When a performer goes out on a stage, they may feel the audience is judging every aspect of them and their life. In fact,…

— Suzanne Falter-Barns

Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with…

— Samuel Johnson

All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a…

— Anonymous

Duties are ours; events are God's. This removes an infinite burden from the shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying creature. On this consideration only,…

— Richard Cecil