A bad manner spoils
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
- Baltasar Gracian
Famous Quotes Topics: age, bad, beauty, good, justice, lie, man, manner, old, reason, thing, truth
Any change even
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
- Arnold Bennett
Famous Quotes Topics: better, change, old
MOTHER
M-O-T-H-E-R
“M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she’s growing old,
“T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
“H” is for her heart of purest gold;
“E” is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
“R” means right, and right she’ll always be,
Put them all together, they spell “MOTHER,”
A word that means the [...]
If egotism means
If egotism means a terrific interest in one’s self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living.
- Arnold Bennett
Famous Quotes Topics: egotism, interest, living, old
Even when Im old
Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game.
- Michael Jordan
Famous Quotes Topics: game, love, old, play
A first-rate organizer
A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected.
- Arnold Bennett
Famous Quotes Topics: expect, hurry, margin, never, old, organize
The oldest books
The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.
- Samuel Butler
Famous Quotes Topics: books, old, read
Do not seek
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
- Matsuo Basho
Famous Quotes Topics: follow, footstep, men, old
