When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty. Gregory I on beauty
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. Gregory I on wealth
The criterion of true beauty is, that it increases in examination; of false, that it lessens. There is something, therefore, in true beauty that corresponds with the right reason, and it is not merely the creature of fancy. Grenville on beauty
Reason and the ability to use it are two separate skills. Franz Grillparzer on ability
Art is either plagiarism or revolution. Paul Guaguin on art
I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitima Lady Nancy Astor on age
I only do business with the people I do business with. The people I do business with find out I do business with the people I don’t do business with.... I can’t do business with you. John Guare on business
The carpenter is not the best who makesmore chips than all the rest. Arthur Guiterman on ability
To be on time is to be late. To be early is to be on time. Tim Gunter on time
There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and tens of thousands, of years ago. The outward form changes. The essence does not change. Gurdjieff on action
Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing. Gurdjieff on death
One may say that evil does not exist for subjective man at all, that there exist only different conceptions of good. Nobody ever does anything deliberately in the interests of evil, for the sake of evil. Everybody acts in the interests of good, as he understands it. But everybody understands it in a different way. Consequently men drown, slay, and kill one another in the interests of good. Gurdjieff on evil
The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and "consciousness" cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and "will" cannot evolve involuntarily. The evolution of man is the evolution of his power of doing, and "doing" cannot be the result of things which "happen." Gurdjieff on evolution
Business is, emphatically, the amusement of Americans, and, to be in keeping with their character, every thing written for their amusement should partake of the useful. H on business
From the fact there are 400,000 species of beetles on this planet, but only 8,000 species of mammals, he concluded that the Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles, and so we might be more likely to meet them than any other type of animal on a planet that would support life. J.B.S. Haldane on animals
I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country. Nathan Hale on patriotism
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. Robert Half on humility
Innocence is always unsuspicious. Haliburton on innocence
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. Joseph Hall on knowledge
Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet. Joseph Hall on moderation