The-imortal Quotes


There is no justice among men. Nicholas II Among 183
What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights. Tom G. Palmer Among 175
Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people. Donald Norman Among 172
There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S. James K. Polk Among 120
The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages shrink together. Karl Marx Among 110
I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have. Florence Nightingale Among 101
Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. Lily Tomlin Among 96
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. Quintilian Among 92
Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell. Hugo Black Among 91
Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession. W. H. Auden Among 87
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. Augustine of Hippo Among 87
Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens. J. M. Roberts Among 85
Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor. John McCarthy Among 84
The fate of you, the aristocracy of industry, will be as the fate of the aristocracy of land if you do not show that you have some humanity still among you. James Larkin Among 84
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri. William Henry Ashley Among 84
The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers. Richard Curtis Among 83
Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it. Maurice Greene Among 83
Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone. Jesus Christ Among 82
In our Constitution governmental power is divided among three separate branches of the national government, three separate branches of State governments, and the peoples of the several States. Robert Welch Among 81
Socialism appeals to better classes and has far more strength. Attack the state and you excite feelings of loyalty even among the disaffected classes; but attack the industrial system and appeal to the state, and you may have loyalty in your favor. John Bates Clark Among 81
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages. Charles De Gaulle Among 80
Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure. Francois FeNelon Among 79
But one man never laughed. He was a giant among men. He was Bobby Darin and he was my friend. Wayne Newton Among 79
Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women. Diane Watson Among 79
If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us. Jane Rule Among 79
The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd. Ida B. Wells Among 78
Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible. John Astin Among 78
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. Robert Kagan Among 78
Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues. Ernie Fletcher Among 78
The prisoners eyed the clothes some time, and laughed a good deal among themselves before they put them on. Lewis Tappan Among 77
I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something. George Woodcock Among 76
There is no overt rivalry among our children. Martin Milner Among 76
There is no proletarian, not even a Communist movement, that has not operated in the interests of money, and for the time being permitted by money - and that without the idealists among its leaders having the slightest suspicion of the fact. Oswald Spengler Among 76
Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war. Loren Eiseley Among 75
Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists. Serge Lang Among 75
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. H. L. Mencken Among 75
Of course the case of the Christian Church planted among the nations must differ, in various ways, from that of any sect forming in connection with religious awakening in a territory of professing Christianity. Robert Rainy Among 74
A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people. Sun Ra Among 74
Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme. John Carpenter Among 74
Results are uncertain even among the more experienced photographers. Matthew Brady Among 74
I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function. Donald Norman Among 74
Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in and sauces which are never the same twice. Raise up among us stews with more gravy than we have bread to blot it with Give us pasta with a hundred fillings. Robert Farrar Capon Among 74
Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions. William E. Gladstone Among 74
Taking the time to read to children is not only a worthwhile investment but also a wonderful experience. I have visited 119 schools in Maine, and these visits are among the most rewarding experiences in my career in public service. Susan Collins Among 74
The day that I was elected to the United States Senate remains among the most cherished of my life. Robert Torricelli Among 73
While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done. Helen Keller Among 73
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared. Otto Weininger Among 73
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization. Franz Boas Among 72
I know that I shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above; those that I fight I do not hate, those that I guard I do not love. William Butler Yeats Among 72
If the lives of men can be measured in terms of years, ideologies in decades, and nations in centuries, then the unit measuring civilizations, born of the interaction among peoples, would be the millennium. Abdelaziz Bouteflika Among 70

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