Common Czech Quotes & Sayings

Surely as a man may say of a rock
nothing more quiet, because it is never stirred; and yet nothing more unquiet, because it is ever assaulted
so we may say of the church
nothing more peaceable, because it is established upon a rock; and yet nothing more unpeaceable, because that rock is in the midst of seas, winds, enemies, and persecutions. — Edward Reynolds

Death stands above me,
Whispering low I know not what into my ear. — Walter Savage Landor

I think people used to read 'War and Peace,' and now they don't; now they sit around with their tablets and watch 'Downton Abbey' and 'Breaking Bad' or whatever, and they want the things that they watch to be better so that they can feel better about themselves for watching it. — Noah Hawley

Everything he said sounded wonderful, but it wasn't true. I was desperately insecure and I did care what people thought. Jackson wasn't really talking about me. He was talking about an idea of me he'd concocted in his head. As soon as he remembered me and my true weaknesses in the clear light of day, he'd be as cruel this time as he had been the last. — E. Lockhart

The bible when taken metaphorically, provides us the truth about god; but when taken literally, the bible provides as the truth about man. — Joey Lawsin

We all dream of being successful. To be able to inspire a nation is unbelievable. — Andre Berto