Friday, June 26, 2009

Darkly Comical Quotes

Troubles are usually brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man’s fortune; and many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away hunger. – Basil

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. – William James

You cannot travel within and stand still without. – James Lane Allen

I do believe there is many a tear in the heart that never reaches the eyes. – Norman McEwan

When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone. – Thomas Scott

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault. – Cicero

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. – J.S. Knox

Industry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartet of virtue that will never be improved upon. – James Oliver

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