Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight

Quote by William Safire

Topics: Appreciation Quotes, Work Quotes

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition...

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition...

I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to...

I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to...

Have a definite opinion.

Have a definite opinion.

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Never assume the obvious is true.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't...

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.

To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there...

There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there...

If you don't show appreciation to those that deserve it, they'll learn to stop doing...

If you don't show appreciation to those that deserve it, they'll learn to stop doing...

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it

Life's so ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence...

Life's so ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence...

I didn't come here to make friends. I came here to get acceptance and appreciation...

I didn't come here to make friends. I came here to get acceptance and appreciation...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back, only to realize they're...

You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back, only to realize they're...

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always...

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always...