Constantijn Van Quotes & Sayings

If I wasn't dead already, I'd said I was having a heart attack. — Laurell K. Hamilton

Part of the way that I work is to observe. — John Hawkes

Money-it can buy your kids anything, but it cannot teach them love, respect, and the true value of living life without things. — Carew Papritz

Power engenders the evil-minded who ill-treat the needy in all parts of the world. — Sylvia Iparraguirre

Happiness is free, Mama says, as sure as the blinkin' stars, the withered arms the trees throw down for our fires, the waterproofin' on our skin, and the tongues of wind curlin' the walnut leaves before slidin' down our ears. — Emily Murdoch

At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you, too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation? — Hanif Kureishi

The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. — Matthew Arnold

If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he represents. Remember, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must growl, condemn, and eternally find fault - resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content - but as long as you are part of the institution, do not condemn it. If you do, the first high wind that comes along will blow you away, and probably you will never know why. — Elbert Hubbard