“I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness.”
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Polish composer
As quoted in Chopin.
Variant translation: I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness. And yet I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.
Variant: I wish I could throw off the thoughts that poison my happiness, and yet I love to indulge in them;
Source: Chopin's Letters
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Georges Duhamel in THE HEART'S DOMAIN (1919). As it was composed in French, the wording in English may vary in translation. Theodore Geisel / Dr. Seuss was born in 1904, and would have been about 15 years old at the time that it was published. The full text can be found at the link below: We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. Like the images the photographer plunges into a golden bath, our sentiments take on color; and only then, after that recoil and that trans-figuration, do we understand their real meaning and enjoy them in all their tranquil splendor.
Misattributed
“I will either find a way, or make one.”
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
Hannibal (-247–-183 BC) military commander of Carthage during the Second Punic War
Latin proverb, most commonly attributed to Hannibal in response to his generals who had declared it impossible to cross the Alps with elephants; English translation as quoted in Salesmanship and Business Efficiency (1922) by James Samuel Knox, p. 27.
“Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.”
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) African-American civil rights activist
“People really need help but may attack you if you help them. Help people anyway!”
Matka Tereza (1910–1997) Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin
Marek Żukow-Karczewski (1961) Polish historian, journalist and opinion journalist
Bolków castle: A fortress of the Piast dynasty from Świdnica-Jawor, "Aura" 12, 1996-12, p. 23-24. http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/yadda/element/bwmeta1.element.agro-article-c77d83b5-69ec-4e41-b36d-878be4a1cf48?q=264a0585-9279-4717-bb47-4de1ebea3787$7&qt=IN_PAGE
“Retaliation gets you nothing. Revenge is worthless.”
Tom Hiddleston (1981) English actor, producer and musical performer
“I would rather die standing up to live life on my knees.”
Ernesto Che Guevara (1928–1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
Yoko Ono (1933) Japanese artist, author, and peace activist
A line written by Ono many years before, and quoted by Lennon in December 1980, as quoted in All We Are Saying : The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono (2000) by John Lennon, Yōko Ono, David Sheff, p. 16.
Source: Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings
“Some mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.”
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Cut It Out (2004)
Source: Wall and Piece
“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
Emily Brontë book Wuthering Heights
Variant: Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same
Source: Wuthering Heights
“Watch for phonies, keep your enemies close nigga watch your homies”
Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) rapper and actor
“I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.”
Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890)
“Sweet as sugar. Hard as ice. Hurt me once. I'll kill you twice.”
Amy Winehouse (1983–2011) English singer and songwriter
“And so being young and dipped in folly, I fell in love with melancholy.”
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) American author, poet, editor and literary critic
