Litcharts Beloved Quotes & Sayings

Not all the pride of beauty; Those eyes, that tell us what the sun is made of; Those lips, whose touch is to be bought with life; Those hills of driven snow, which seen are felt: All these possessed are nought, but as they are The proof, the substance of an inward passion, And the rich plunder of a taken heart. — Edward Young

Life in the wild, as I'm observing, is about survival as much as pleasure. — Fennel Hudson

The real name for 'science' is magic. — Harlan Ellison

The best lessons learned are from other peoples mistakes. — Melissa Bradley

In America, now, let us - Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever - fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one's enemies. A tall order, that - perhaps the tallest of all. — Jon Meacham

The true definition of madness is repeating the same action, over and over, hoping for a different result. — Albert Einstein

Reservation should be under 'Bartlett.' Right, that's two T's. Yes. 'Bart-let-et.' — John Bartlett

It must be born in mind that one does not see directly - as is the case in the exploration of the surface of the brain - where the electrodes are attacking. — Walter Rudolf Hess

Now, if any one should object, that it is unjust for the innocent to bear the punishment of another's sin, I answer, whatever gifts God had conferred upon us in the person of Adams he had the best right to take away, when Adam wickedly fell. — John Calvin

I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I have to sit down and reflect. — Jo Nesbo

Love keeps no record of wrongs, but bitterness keeps detailed accounts. — Craig Groeschel

Everyone has the right to be stupid on occasion, but Comrade Macdonald abuses the privilege. — Leon Trotsky