Darkly Comical Quotes

Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing. – John Erskine

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. – Reginald B. Mansell

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are. – Mackintosh

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties. – Spurgeon

I believe the recipe for happiness to be just enough money to pay the monthly bills you acquire, a little surplus to give you confidence, a little too much work each day, enthusiasm for your work, a substantial share of good health, a couple of real friends, and a wife and children to share life’s beauty with you. – J Kenfield Morley

Some men give up their desires when they have almost reached their goals; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before. – Polybius

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. – James Allen

A man has generally the good or ill qualities which he attributes to mankind. – Shenstone

It is better to give than lend, and it costs about the same. – Sir Philip Gibbs

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker