It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters

Topics: Passion Quotes

Little friends may prove great friends.

Little friends may prove great friends.

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when...

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when...

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you...

If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you...

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Please all, and you will please none.

Please all, and you will please none.

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing...

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing...

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not...

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not...

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we...

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we...

United we stand, divided we fall.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.