Sweet Quotes - Page 2

• If I know what love is, it is because of you.

  Hermann Hesse

  Love, Life, Anniversary

  "Narcissus and Goldmund". Book by Hermann Hesse, 1930.

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• War is sweet for those who haven't experienced it.

  Pindar

  War, Latin, Havens

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  Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Justice, Musical, Literature

  Henry David Thoreau (1992). “The Essays of Henry David Thoreau”, p.44, Rowman & Littlefield

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• There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

  Diogenes

  Wise, Men, Differences

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• The voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers.

  Zitkala-Sa

  God, Nature, Flower

  Zitkala-Sa (2014). “American Indian Stories”, p.109, Diderot Publishing

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• Sweet are the uses of adversity

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Sports, Philosophical

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 1, l. 12

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• Regardless of the reaction of others, one thing is certain: True worship and devotion will make our lives fragrant and will perfume the environment around us. Our homes, our churches, even our places of work will bear the sweet scent of our devotion. Most important, the Lord Jesus will be pleased. And ultimately that is all that really matters.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Jesus, Home, Important

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2009). “A Place of Quiet Rest: Finding Intimacy with God Through a Daily Devotional Life”, p.254, Moody Publishers

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• Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward.

  Franz Kafka

  Writing, Rewards, Wonderful

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• Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Weed, Marijuana, Two

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• I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

  Harry Dean Stanton

  Good Night, Angel, May

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  The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

  Aristotle

  Graduation, Education, Congratulations

  Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

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• Parting is such sweet sorrow

  William Shakespeare

  Sad Love, Sorrow, Absence

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 176

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• Romantic Art: The Hearts Awakening - Bouguereau At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

  Plato

  Love, Valentines Day, Art

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• Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.

  Brené Brown

  Inspirational, Running, Voice

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.80, Penguin

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• Patience patience quotes is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  Patience, Fruit, Bitter

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• If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.

  A. A. Milne

  Love, Friendship, Birthday

  "Winnie-the-Pooh: The House at Pooh Corner". Book by A. A. Milne, 1928.

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• I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Christmas, Xmas, Holiday

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, J. D. McClatchy (2000). “Poems and Other Writings”, p.475, Library of America

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• The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

  Dale Carnegie

  Grandchildren, Way, Literature

  Dale Carnegie (2010). “How To Win Friends and Influence People”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

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• Revenge is sweet and not fattening.

  Alfred Hitchcock

  Revenge, Fattening, Best Revenge

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• Neighborhood is a word that has come to sound like a Valentine. As a sentimental concept, 'neighborhood' is harmful to city planning. It leads to attempts at warping city life into imitations of town or suburban life. Sentimentality plays with sweet intentions in place of good sense.

  Jane Jacobs

  Valentine, Play, Cities

  Jane Jacobs (2016). “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”, p.112, Vintage

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• I worked on my voice for 'Sweet Dreams' but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

  Jessica Lange

  Dream, Character, Voice

  Interview with Ann Roth, April 2006.

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• One can be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ without denying the flickers of the sacred in followers of Yahweh, or Kali, or Krishna

  Leonard Sweet

  Jesus, Faithful, Yahweh

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• We loved with a love that was more than love.

  Edgar Allan Poe

  Love, Marriage, Valentines Day

  "Annabel Lee" l. 7 (1849)

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• The animals you eat are not those who devour others; you do not eat the carnivorous beasts, you take them as your pattern. You only hunger for the sweet and gentle creatures which harm no one, which follow you, serve you, and are devoured by you as the reward of their service.

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  Philosophical, Animal, Vegetarianism

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2013). “Emile”, p.142, Courier Corporation

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• Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab. Fantasy tastes of habaneros and honey, cinnamon and cloves, rare red meat and wines as sweet as summer. Reality is beans and tofu, and ashes at the end.

  George R. R. Martin

  Summer, Wine, Reality

  George R.R. Martin (2008). “Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective”, p.215, Hachette UK

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