Darkly Comical Quotes

Of all the forces that make for a better world, none is so indispensable, none so powerful as hope. Without hope men are only half alive. With hope they dream and think and work. – Charles Sawyer

Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax. – Charles F. Kettering

Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant minds. – Voltaire

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. – Chinese Proverb

Pride is a deeply rooted ailment of the soul. The penalty is misery; the remedy lies in the sincere, life-long cultivation of humility, which means true self-evaluation and a proper perspective toward the past, present and future. Robert Gordis

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life’s pleasures is like a blacksmith’s bellows – he breathes but does not live. – Sanscrit Proverb

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. – Thomas Jefferson