Circondata Quotes & Sayings

A philosopher named Aristippus, who had quite willingly sucked up to Dionysus and won himself a spot at his court, saw Diogenes cooking lentils for a meal. "If you would only learn to compliment Dionysus, you wouldn't have to live on lentils."
Diogenes replied, "But if you would only learn to live on lentils, you wouldn't have to flatter Dionysus. — Diogenes Of Sinope

He called it potentia because there's nothing quite like Latin for disguising the fact you're making it up as you go along. — Ben Aaronovitch

We created a whole lot of millionaires to boot. Businesses did just fine. And you know there are plenty of patriotic, successful Americans all across the country
I meet them every day
who'd be willing to make this contribution again because they understand there is such a thing as the common good. They understand that we're in this thing together. — Barack Obama

Our friendship will weather the current disagreement as well, to grow even stronger in the future. — Benjamin Netanyahu

We are told repeatedly in Scripture to prepare for hardships; so why do we believe our lives should be characterized by ease? — Patsy Clairmont

Painful memories come out of the blue whether someone says something or not," Andi replied. "It's always an eternity ago and always yesterday. — Connie Miller Pease

Romanian-Yiddish cooking has killed more Jews than Hitler — Zero Mostel