Vellutata Quotes & Sayings

When men have become heartily wearied of licentious anarchy, their eagerness has been proportionately great to embrace the opposite extreme of rigorous despotism. — Richard Whately

When success turns a man's head he faces failure — Alfred North Whitehead

He hath never failed thee yet.
Never will His love forget.
O fret not thyself nor let
Thy heart be troubled,
Neither let it be afraid. — Amy Carmichael

The audience is never wrong. — Carol Burnett

In order to bring down the incarceration rate, you've got to start with the beginning of life. You've got to make sure that parents and schools are prepared to prepare young people for success. You've got to deal with the next stage of life. You've got to make sure that people have the opportunity to work at a good job, they have access to good healthcare, and that they have the opportunity to build wealth over time. — Benjamin Jealous

The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none. — Khalil Gibran