Handclasped Quotes & Sayings

Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people.. of its citizens. This is our final choice, and we have no way back. There can be no return to what we used to have before. — Vladimir Putin

Morals are not the important thing-nor enlightenment-nor civilization. A man can do absolutely well without them, but he can't do without something to eat. The supremest thing is the need of the body, not of the mind and spirit. — Mark Twain

Quoting an old proverb: "An empty cart rattles loudly." she said. meaning, One who lacks substance boasts loudest. — Alan Brennert

We stood for a moment, handclasped in the warm sunshine, and I thought, like a lovesick girl: This is heaven. — Philippa Gregory

The world was full of forces you couldn't fight against which suddenly loomed up and aimed a crushing blow at you. — Tarjei Vesaas

To learn a thing in life and through doing is much more developing, cultivating, and strengthening than to learn it merely through the verbal communication of ideas. — Friedrich Frobel