Antique Sampler Quotes & Sayings

The director of one of the nursing homes I have studied said, We do not become children as we age. But because dependency can look childlike, we too often treat the elderly as though this were the case. — Sherry Turkle

Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness. — Francis Bacon

That was just existing. That was just chasing down the next day so I could feel it pass under me." He placed his large hand over my heart. "You made me stop chasing the days. You made me hold onto them. — Karina Halle

Travel is a joy, full of surprises. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster: the risks add spice, and make for great stories when you are safely back home again. — Jane Wilson-Howarth

He became absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things. He talked to them, urging them, ordering them. Driven back by the tide, his footprints became bays in which they were trapped and gave him the illusion of mastery. — William Golding

I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. — Susan Orlean

When the sky is clear, when the sea is calm and the full moon is rising, whatever you are doing, leave it; go to the seaside; sit and watch it! You will then reach the land where there is no thinking; the land of pure wisdom! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

We need to live in mindful harmony with our feelings, not attempt to control them. — Les Greenberg

There's an old Russian saying that goes some way or another. I don't know it. I don't speak Russian. But sometimes I think about it and wonder if it's relevant to what I'm going through at the time. Probably not. I mean what do Russian know about hunger, anyway? — Demetri Martin

Sam said he doesn't have time for a boyfriend, much less Knight Delicious Face."
"Remind me why you call him that?" Pete asked.
"Uh, pretty simple, Pete," I said. "He's a knight. And his face is delicious. — T.J. Klune

We've been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in Afghanistan, but a representative government that respects human rights, protects its own people, and is a friend of the West. These are very realistic - and necessary - goals. — Oliver North

Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth. — John Medina

Not the Christian religion only, but nature herself, cries out against the state of slavery. — Pope Leo X