Carl Jenkinson Quotes & Sayings

I cannot but feel compassion when I hear some trig, compact-looking man, seemingly free, all girded and ready, speak of his 'furniture,' as whether it is insured or not. 'But what shall I do with my furniture?' ... It would surpass the powers of a well man nowadays to take up his bed and walk, and I should certainly advise a sick one to lay down his bed and run. — Henry David Thoreau

Edit your author as you would be edited. — Barbara Sjoholm

I know and all the world knows, that revolutions never go backwards. — William H. Seward

Though cares and sorrows e'er must come, Though heart be rent, I know that God will give me strength, When mine is spent. — Henry Ward Beecher

I would have none of that rigid circumspect charity which is never done without scrutiny, and which always mistrusts the truth of the necessities laid open to it. — Jean Baptiste Massillon

I've never had a message for anyone in my entire life. Except maybe to give out my room number. — Bon Scott

Alcohol in the evening is very enjoyable. Hangovers in the morning are very unpleasant. At some point you have to choose: evenings, or mornings. — Matt Haig

It can be a fascinating game, noticing how any person with vitality and vigor will have a little splash of red in a costume, in a room, or in a garden ... — Edgar Cayce

Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune,
That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees. — Ovid

Children with Hyacinth's temperament don't know better as they grow older; they merely know more. — Hector Hugh Munro

I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality. — Diablo Cody

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise. — Baltasar Gracian