Jeffersonian Rain Quotes & Sayings

Joseph is the wearisomest and self-righteous Pharisee who ever ransacked the Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses on his neighbor. — Emily Bronte

Blessed are those with long life who understand others ... — Adil Adam Memon

He has no idea how beautiful the ordinary becomes once it disappears. — David Levithan

Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience — Thomas A Kempis

Seek happy nights to happy days.W — William Shakespeare

William James once said: "Progress is a terrible thing." It is more than that: it is also a highly ambiguous notion. For who knowsbut that a little further on the way a bridge may not have collapsed or a crevice split the earth? — Johan Huizinga

I am not ready to back away from my views. — Alexei Navalny

There is nothing so fleeting as the memory of benefits received. — Francesco Guicciardini

If you fear to know the cost, the value will definitely be lost. Focus your attentions on the product, not the price. — Israelmore Ayivor

And how much more do we need Korzybski's consciousness of abstracting at a time when so much of our lives are spent absorbed in the highly abstracted and mediated maps rendered by our digital technologies, new media, and online communications? — Alfred Korzybski

There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown. — Diane Abbott

The greater evil who is in-
When both in wayward paths are straying?
The poor sinner for the pain
Or he who pays for the sin? — Juana Ines De La Cruz

At last, someone was articulating exactly how I felt. Every time I was called on in class, I was sure that I was about to embarrass myself. Every time I took a test, I was sure that it had gone badly. And every time I didn't embarrass myself - or even excelled - I believed that I had fooled everyone yet again. One day soon, the jig would be up. — Sheryl Sandberg

Every time someone does a Western movie, people flock to it. It's like, we're continually programming to people who are least likely to watch us. People in Nebraska aren't watching things on the computer, they're watching television. Why aren't we programming things for them? We only program things that appeal to New York and Los Angeles and in many ways spit on the rest of the country. — Edward Allen Bernero

He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below — Barbara Taylor Bradford