Faltaran Quotes & Sayings

But perhaps the most poetical thing Pompeii has yielded to modern research, was that grand figure of a Roman soldier, clad in complete armor; who, true to his duty, true to his proud name of a soldier of Rome, and full of the stern courage which had given to that name its glory, stood to his post by the city gate, erect and unflinching, till the hell that raged around him burned out the dauntless spirit it could not conquer. We never read of Pompeii but we think of that soldier; we can not write of Pompeii without the natural impulse to grant to him the mention he so well deserves. Let us remember that he was a soldier
not a policeman
and so, praise him. Being a soldier, he staid,
because the warrior instinct forbade him to fly. Had he been a policeman he would have staid, also
because he would have been asleep. — Mark Twain

We all want to be stronger and better. Sometimes just to prove that we're good enough to be respected ... or loved. — Isabelle Rowan

It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me - such bullshit. — Lauren Oliver

Did you hear about the woman who sent out 40,000 Valentine Cards doused in perfume and signed, "Guess Who?" She's a divorce lawyer. — Robert Orben

Cowards don't always hide. Sometimes, they're so gutless they need to stand out. — Steven Herrick

There was no arguing with a man's faith in the legends of his childhood. — Steven Saylor

A man's own self is the last person to believe in him, and is harder to cheat than the rest of the world. — George Bernard Shaw

Maybe when you give up your dreams, you find out that there's more to life than dreaming. — Lev Grossman

The normal food of man is vegetable. — Charles Darwin