Obituaries Twain Quotes & Sayings

I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure. — Mark Twain

Doesn't there, in fact, exist something that is dearer to almost every man than his own very best interests, or - not to violate logic - some best good ... which is more important and higher than any other good, and for the sake of which man is prepared if necessary to go against all the laws, against, that is, reason, honour, peace and quiet, prosperity - in short against all those fine and advantageous things - only to attain that primary, best good which is dearer to him than all else? — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair. — Aeschylus

What is a harp but an oversized cheese slicer with cultural pretensions? — Denis Norden

What does God want me to do?", not "What will God do if I do so and so? — George MacDonald

I like to be around people, so I ended up being roommates, right? I had a house. I lived with four guys. — Kevin McCarthy