Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last. Johann Kaspar Lavater on intelligence
Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why. Johann Kaspar Lavater on wisdom
Be a good animal. True to your extincts. D.H. Lawrence on animals
Men! The only animal in the world to fear. D.H. Lawrence on animals
The great mass of humanity should never learn to read or write. D.H. Lawrence on human
All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. Thomas Edward Lawrence on dreams
There is a time in the tides of men, Which, taken at its flood, leads on to success. On the other hand, don't count on it. T.K. Lawson on success
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. Gustave Le Bon on virtue
War I abhor, and yet how sweet The sound along the marching street Of drum and fife, and I forget Wet eyes of widows, and forget Broken old mothers, and the whole Dark butchery without a soul. Le Gallienne on war
Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. Stephen B. Leacock on advertise
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. Frank Leahy on identity
I've always thought that the most extraordinary special effect you could do is to buy a child at the moment of its birth, sit it on a little chair and say, "You'll have three score years and ten," and take a photograph every minute. "And we'll watch you and photograph you for ten years after you die, then we'll run the film." Wouldn't that be extraordinary? We'd watch this thing get bigger and bigger, and flower to become extraordinary and beautiful, then watch it crumble, decay, and rot. Clive Barker on age
You’re a business idea in the shape of a man. David Lean on business
My advice to people today is as follows: If you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out. Timothy Leary on advice
Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions. Fran Lebowitz on age
Should you be a teenager blessed with uncommon good looks, document this state of affairs by the taking of photographs. It is the only way anyone will ever believe you in years to come. Fran Lebowitz on age
Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you. Fran Lebowitz on age
Morality is either a social contract or you have to pay cash. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec on morals
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec on society
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant... I want to be Cary Grant. Archibald Leech on individuality