Parodistic Quotes & Sayings

Pharisaism, obtuseness and tyranny reign not only in the homes of merchants and in jails; I see it in science, in literature, andamong youth. I consider any emblem or label a prejudice ... My holy of holies is the human body, health, intellect, talent, inspiration, love and the most absolute of freedoms, the freedom from force and falsity in whatever forms they might appear. — Anton Chekhov

Cursed be the verse, how well so e'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe. — Alexander Pope

I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era. — Barbara Taylor Bradford

The important thing
is to pull yourself up by your own hair
to turn yourself inside out
and see the whole world with fresh eyes. — Peter Weiss

One of the prevailing sources of misery and crime is in the generally accepted assumption, that because things have been wrong a long time, it is impossible they will ever be right. — John Ruskin

The knowledgeable gypsy eyes scanned the dairy-maid skin, the gilded hair, the long hands, jewelled to display their beauty while the Master, serenely smiling, returned the compliment under relaxed lids. — Dorothy Dunnett

Every moment there are a million miracles happening around you: a flower blossoming, a bird tweeting, a bee humming, a raindrop falling, a snowflake wafting along the clear evening air. There is magic everywhere. If you learn how to live it, life is nothing short of a daily miracle. — Sadhguru