Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds. Cervantes on action
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Cervantes on diligence
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. Cervantes on virtue
The pen is the tongue of the mind. Cervantes on writing
'Tis said of love that it sometimes goes, sometimes flies; runs with one, walks gravely with another; turns a third into ice, and sets a fourth in a flame: it wounds one, another it kills: like lightning it begins and ends in the same moment: it makes that fort yield at night which it besieged but in the morning; for there is no force able to resist it. Miguel de Cervantes on love
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Allan K. Chambers on happiness
Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. Sebastian Chamfort on fame
Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict. Saul Alinsky on change
They smell, they snarl and they scratch; they have a singular aptitude for shredding rugs, drapes and upholstery; they're sneaky, selfish and not at all smart; they are disloyal, condescending and totally useless in any rodent free environment. Jean Michel Chapereau on animals
Let no man value at a little price a virtuous woman's counsel; her winged spirit is feathered often times with heavenly words, and, like her beauty, ravishing and pure. Chapman on beauty
Sanely applied advertising could remake the world. Stuart Chase on advertise
Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly. Chateaubriand on taste
Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance. Chatham on moderation
When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams. Anton Chekhov on acting
The more refined one is, the more unhappy. Anton Chekhov on culture
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet. Lord Chesterfield on culture
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason. Lord Chesterfield on deceit
Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him. Lord Chesterfield on haste
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. Lord Chesterfield on humor