Nettancourt Quotes & Sayings

Philippe-Auguste was an ugly child, with uncombed hair and dirt all over him, and the face of a cretin. — Guy De Maupassant

Be it human or animal, touch is a life-giving thing. Has anyone ever had a stroke or a heart attack while cozied up with a pet? I doubt it. — Robert Breault

A greater number of God's creatures believe in Mahomet's word at this hour than in any other word whatever. Are we to suppose that it was a miserable piece of spiritual legerdemain, this which so many creatures of the almighty have lived by and died by? ... — Thomas Carlyle

Achievers are Believers in Commitments and Dreams. But, the great achievers believe in their own and others' good CHARACTER too. — Anuj

Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration. — Samuel Lover

January is expected to do well due to the strong sales of gift cards and promotions. — David Keating

Every movie has its uniqueness. You just do your best and go with it. — Brenton Thwaites

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous. — Marie Rutkoski

If we can only begin with one truly loving thought, that is the place to begin. That one loving feeling will begin to shift our vibration completely. — Catherine Carrigan

When the Germans surrendered with their arms raised high, holding a white flag, they weren't at all how i imagined them: hard, cruel, tall and monstrous with cigars chomped between their lips talking about how they wanted to shoot babies and old people. Instead they were boys like us, teenagers, tired, scared, dirty, and looking almost relieved that their was over, for now, that they can rest their bone-tired bodies in the POW camps. — Mariko Nagai

Bones snorted. Why didn't it occur to them that they were doing something so appalling, if they were caught, they'd be executed on the spot? It's not my fault that vampires have a fairer form of punishment for rapists than humans do. — Jeaniene Frost