Taralynn Onekea Quotes & Sayings

It may be laid as an universal rule that a government which attempts more than it ought will perform less. — Thomas B. Macaulay

It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward. — Dolores Ibarruri

How can the Jews be blamed for rejecting what was never offered? — John Hagee

it's a long lane that has no turning," "the weariest day draws to an end," etc., seemed false and vain sayings, so long and so weary was the pressure of the terrible times. Deeper and deeper still sank the poor. It showed how much lingering suffering it takes to kill men, that so few (in comparison) died during those times. But remember! we only miss those who do men's work in their humble sphere; the aged, the feeble, the children, when they die, are hardly noted by the world; and yet to many hearts, their deaths make a blank which long years will never fill up. Remember, too, that though it may take much suffering to kill the able-bodied and effective members of society, it does NOT take much to reduce them to worn, listless, diseased creatures, who thenceforward crawl through life with moody hearts and pain-stricken bodies. The — Elizabeth Gaskell

In matters where I have no cognizance
I hold my tongue. — Sophocles