Decoret Quotes & Sayings

I relax by looking at things and reading about things. Even the simplest thing can reveal a great deal about the world around us. It relaxes me greatly to sit back with my feet up and look around my study at the everyday things that surround me. — Henry Petroski

Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation. Why? Because I fly hither and thither, living in the mouths of me.
[Lat., Nemo me lacrymis decoret, nec funera fletu.
Faxit cur? Volito vivu' per ora virum.] — Quintus Ennius

His claim to his home is deep, but there are too many ghosts. He must absorb without being absorbed. — Willie Morris

Ever had a woman say no to you, Dmitri?"
"Once." He turned the corner with a smile that made her want to cup his face, trace those beautiful lips with her own. "I married her. — Nalini Singh

But I've always had a low voice, I can't yell, the words fall a short distance away like a handful of pebbles thrown by a child. — Elena Ferrante

A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he is. — Willard Gaylin

I believe the sin of covetise is that pang of resentment you may feel when even the people you love best have what you want and don't have. — Marilynne Robinson