Darkly Comical Quotes

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; ‘tis dearness only that gives everything value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles until death. – Thomas Paine

There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he gets his brain a-going. – C.C. Phelps

A self-contained nation is a backward nation, with large numbers of people either permanently out of work, or very poorly paid in purchasing power. A nation which trades freely with all the world, selling to others those commodities which it can best produce, and buying from others those commodities which others can best produce, is by far the best conditioned nation for all practical purposes. – Walter Parker

Many imagine that the higher you go, the easier the climbing. Don’t be governed by that theory unless you have a soft place to fall back into. – J.L. Boggus

It is the hardest thing in the world to be a good thinker without being a good self-examiner. – Shaftesbury

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best; in matters of prudence, last thoughts are best. – Robert Hall

Life is the acceptance of responsibilities or their evasion; it is a business of meeting obligations or avoiding them. To every man the choice is continually being offered, and by the manner of his choosing you may fairly measure him. – Ben Ames Williams

Given three requisites—means of existence, reasonable health, and an absorbing interest—those beyond sixty can be the happiest and most satisfying of a lifetime. – Earnest Elmo Calkins