“Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper.”
Christine de Pizan (1365–1430) Italian French late medieval author
“Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper.”
Christine de Pizan (1365–1430) Italian French late medieval author
“The world is always greater than your desires; plenty is never enough.”
Aleksandar Hemon The Lazarus Project
Source: The Lazarus Project
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor
Source: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
“Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.”
Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
“Most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be.”
William Faulkner (1897–1962) American writer
“I've learned…. That being kind is more important than being right.”
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (1940) American writer
Source: Live and Learn and Pass It On, Volume II: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They've Discovered About Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff
“Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“No new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.”
H.P. Lovecraft book Ex Oblivione
"Ex Oblivione"
Fiction
“Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes
“There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books.”
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) British comic actor and filmmaker
“Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.”
Barry Lopez (1945) American writer
“i'm sure i'm worth a lot more dead than alive”
Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper
Source: My Sister's Keeper
“The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.”
William Golding book Lord of the Flies
Source: Lord of the Flies
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.”
Richard Carlson (1961–2006) Author, psychotherapist and motivational speaker
“Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.”
Alan Alda (1936) actor and United States Army officer