Wednesday, December 16, 2009
quotes to keep a writer writing
"The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men, but rather their conqueror, an outlaw, who controls the sexual channels between nature and culture." - Camille Paglia
"He who does not punish evil, commands it to be done." - Leonardo Davinci
“Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call destiny.” - John Hobbes
"The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary. Men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." - Joseph Conrad
"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see." - Winston Churchill
"Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable." - (attributed to) William Shakespeare
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." - Harriet Beecher Stowe
"What is food to one is to others bitter poison." - Lucretious
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius
"Who so sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed." - Genesis 9:6
"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world, remains and is immortal." - Albert Pine
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2 comments:
Great list of quotes! :)
My favorite is, "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world, remains and is immortal."
That's a good one, and very true! Thanks for the comment!
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