Benjamin Franklin King, Jr. (1857–1894) American humorist and poet
The Pessimist, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
From Trenches: St. Eloi
Benjamin Franklin King, Jr. (1857–1894) American humorist and poet
The Pessimist, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“There is nothing you can do about the past except keep it there.”
Michael Connelly The Brass Verdict
Source: The Brass Verdict
“Do nothing, only keep agitating, debating; and things will destroy themselves.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
Pt. I, Bk. VI, ch. 3.
1830s, The French Revolution. A History (1837)
“There is nothing illegal in keeping up a tomb; on the contrary, it is a very laudable thing to do.”
Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828–1921) English judge
In re Tyler, Tyler v. Tyler (1891), L. R. 3 C. D. [1891], p. 258.
“If you persevere in your rancor, you do nothing but keep feeding yourself on poison.”
Fausto Cercignani (1941) Italian scholar, essayist and poet
Examples of self-translation (c. 2004), Quotes - Zitate - Citations - Citazioni
James Richardson (1950) American poet
#155
Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)
Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) Puerto Rican baseball player
As quoted in "The Scoreboard" by Les Biederman, in The Pittsburgh Press (August 13, 1960), p. 6
Baseball-related, <big><big>1960s</big></big>