Israeli Literature Quotes & Sayings

A well-read writer, with good taste, is one who has the command of the wit of other men; he searches where knowledge is to be found; and though he may not himself excel in invention, his ingenuity may compose one of those agreeable books, the deliciae of literature, that will out-last the fading meteors of his day. — Isaac D'Israeli

Neither the Destruction of the Ninth Ward Nor the South Bronx Was Inevitable — Majora Carter

There is such a thing as literary fashion, and prose and verse have been regulated by the same caprice that cuts our coats and cocks our hats. — Isaac D'Israeli

It is fortunate that Literature is in no ways injured by the follies of Collectors, since though they preserve the worthless, they necessarily defend the good. — Isaac D'Israeli

Your emotional life is not written in cement during childhood. You write each chapter as you go along. — Harry Stack Sullivan

Leadership is not something you do to people. It's something you do with people. — Ken Blanchard

I'd sooner go through with a pregnancy than spend a night alone in my house knowing there was a snake in the yard. — Chelsea Handler

It really depends on the director. I think quite often, it's not what you expect. The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious. I don't think there are any hard-and-fast rules. I just think it really depends on your director and what the general vibe is. — Eric Bana

Dude. Message understood. But you call me Your Highness again, and I'll kick your ass. — Alyssa Day

Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. — Isaac D'Israeli

Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth. — Isaac D'Israeli

Above all, avoid lying, especially lying to yourself. Keep watching out for your lies, watch for them every hour, every minute. Also avoid disgust, both for others and yourself: whatever strikes you as disgusting within yourself is cleansed by the mere fact that you notice it.

Avoid fear, too, although fear is really only a consequence of lies. Never be afraid of your petty selfishness when you try to achieve love and don't be too alarmed if you act badly on occasion. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

It was seldom that Mr Standen, a peace-loving young gentleman, was conscious of a wish to come to blows with his fellow-men, but a wistful desire to land his cousin a facer did for an instant flicker in his mind. — Georgette Heyer