Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 86
People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. Anne Sullivan American Educator More Anne Sullivan Quotes 5
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom. Ayn Rand Russian Writer More Ayn Rand Quotes 5
Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up. George Santayana American Philosopher More George Santayana Quotes 2
Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest. Spike Lee American Director More Spike Lee Quotes 1
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end. H. L. Mencken American Writer More H. L. Mencken Quotes 1
Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility. George Orwell British Author More George Orwell Quotes 0
Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth. John Stuart Mill English Philosopher More John Stuart Mill Quotes 0
It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends. Harvey Pekar American Writer More Harvey Pekar Quotes 0
Silence is not only golden, it is seldom misquoted. Bob Monkhouse English Comedian More Bob Monkhouse Quotes 0
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. Wendell Phillips American Activist More Wendell Phillips Quotes 0
A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope. Samuel Richardson English Novelist More Samuel Richardson Quotes 0
Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it. Samuel Richardson English Novelist More Samuel Richardson Quotes 0
For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse. Samuel Richardson English Novelist More Samuel Richardson Quotes 0
There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be. Samuel Richardson English Novelist More Samuel Richardson Quotes 0
It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to unite themselves with any of the religious sects. Orson Pratt American Theologian More Orson Pratt Quotes 0
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. George Dennison Prentice American Editor More George Dennison Prentice Quotes 0
What is the use of good painting? We want a spell cast upon the optical part of our existence! We seldom really see the world, but when we do, we become as still as a picture. Robert Musil Austrian Writer More Robert Musil Quotes 0
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0
Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0
We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. Pliny the Elder Roman Author More Pliny the Elder Quotes 0
It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can. Jean Jacques Rousseau Swiss Philosopher More Jean Jacques Rousseau Quotes 0