Quotes & Sayings About Atticus Being Wise

God's eyes readily see beyond our actions, for our actions are simply fear and selfishness pretending to be us. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman. — Jean De La Bruyere

Bhutto's regime is remembered for having one of the worst human rights records in Pakistan's history, and her government did not allow the media freedoms she criticizes Musharraf for crushing. — Richard Engel

WE MUST HONOR our dragons, encourage them to be worthy destroyers, expect they'll strive to cut us down. It's their duty to ridicule us, it's their job to demean us, to force us if they can to stop being different! And when we walk our way no matter their fire and their fury, our dragons shrug when we're out of sight, return to their card games philosophical: Ah, well, we can't toast 'em all ... — Richard Bach

History is written not only by posterity, but for posterity as well. — Stacy Schiff

Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

To punish failure is yet another way to encourage mediocrity. — Michael Eisner

Alarm clocks were invented by fork-tongued devils disguised as gremlins wearing snake masks. — Amy Kathleen Ryan

I look at climbing not so much as standing on the top as seeing the other side. There are always other horizons in front of you, other horizons to go beyond and that's what I like about climbing. — Chris Bonington