John Chapman Famous Quotes & Sayings

The Indian who fells the tree that he may gather the fruit, and the Arab who plunders the caravans of commerce are actuated by the same impulse of savage nature, and relinquish for momentary rapine the long and secure possession of the most important blessings. — Edward Gibbon

I am cold, even though the heat of early summer is adequate. I am cold because I cannot find my heart. — Sebastian Barry

Charley Davidson, Private Investigator, Because No One Is Better At Investigating Your Privates — Darynda Jones

Tears are copiously showered over frailties the discoverer takes a malicious delight in circulating; and thus, all granite on one side of the heart, and all milk on the other, the unsexed scandal-monger hies from house to house, pouring balm from its weeping eyes on the wounds it inflicts with its stabbing tongue. — Edwin Percy Whipple

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure. — Victor Hugo

I wish I could have won a lot more tournaments, but I got injured every time I played well. — Marat Safin

Those who have suffered make the best comforters. — Billy Graham

Humble myself? 'Fore Gad, you must be mad!"
"Belike I am; but I tell you Tracy, that if your passion is love, 'tis a strange one that puts yourself first. I would not give a snap of a finger for it! You want this girl, not for her happiness, but for your own pleasure. That is not the love I once told you would save you from yourself. When it comes, you will count yourself as naught; you will realise your own insignificance, and above all, be ready to make any sacrifice for her sake. Yes, even to the point of losing her! — Georgette Heyer

I don't know if he was English but he spoke like it. He said good afternoon when everybody else said hardy weather or she looks like rain. — Patrick McCabe