Espira Reviews Quotes & Sayings

The miser is counting his gold pieces, unaware of Death, who holds two clear symbols: an hourglass and a pitchfork."
"Why a pitchfork and not a scythe?"
"Because Death reaps but the Devil harvests — Arturo Perez-Reverte

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can. — Lucille Ball

Sometimes we tell our stories and sometimes our stories tell us. — Patti Callahan Henry

I've seen a big gain in cardio since I went vegetarian and even gained a little more going vegan. — Andy Lally

The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it. — Baz Luhrmann

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Aye! I know your name by your face, and your face by your mouth. — Stephen King

During episodes of unemployment I find it rewarding to sleep as much as possible-anything from twelve to fourteen hours a day is a good starting point. Sleep spares you humiliation and saves money at the same time: nothing to eat, nothing to buy, just lie back and dream your life away. — David Sedaris

The sands are number'd that make up my life. — William Shakespeare

Kill the heroes and you kill the soul of a nation. — Robert Ferrigno

Try this receipt, O believer, whenever thou art sad of heart and in heaviness of spirit: forget thyself and thy little concerns, and seek the welfare and prosperity of Zion. When thou bendest thy knee in prayer to God, limit not thy petition to the narrow circle of thine own life, tried though it be, but send out thy longing prayers for the church's prosperity, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," and thine own soul shall be refreshed. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Allons! whoever you are come travel with me!
Traveling with me you find what never tires.
The earth never tires,
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first,
Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop'd,
I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
Allons! we must not stop here,
However sweet these laid-up stores, however convenient this dwelling we cannot remain here,
However shelter'd this port and however calm these waters we must not anchor here,
However welcome the hospitality that surrounds us we are permitted to receive it but a little while."
-from "Song of the Open Road — Walt Whitman

This is the task, I think, of a letter movement. But it should be set up only in states where a significant response can be achieved, for a letter movement necessarily presupposes a strong organization. — Fredrik Bajer

We live in a world where there are a hell of a lot of new inputs that need to be factored in to your business. It used to be just about your employees and your customers. Now there are all the issues about global warming, about sustainability, about ethics and now about gender and the distribution of wealth. — Stuart Rose

The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem. — Jim Rohn