English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Improvement Quotes (page 13)

W. Somerset Maugham quote: "It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too..."
It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late. It does not improve the temper. W. Somerset Maugham
Irving Kristol quote: "If you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you..."
If you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you have also to believe that no one was ever improved by a book. Irving Kristol
They ravaged neither the rivers nor the forest, and if they irrigated, they took as little water as would serve their needs. The land and all that it bore they treated with consideration; not attempting to improve it, they never desecrated it. Willa Cather
Charles Darwin quote: "In conclusion, it appears that nothing can be more improving..."
In conclusion, it appears that nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries. Charles Darwin
Thomas Carlyle quote: "If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated..."
If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated readings deserves to be read at all. Thomas Carlyle
Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing.... For he does his work alone and if he is a good enough writer he must face eternity, or the lack of it, each day. Ernest Hemingway
I want my room to smell just like this." Iggy inhaled deeply as the scents flame-broiled burgers and hot french fries wafted around us. 'it would be an improvement.' I agreed. James Patterson
Norton Juster quote: "You can't improve sound by having only silence. The problem is..."
You can't improve sound by having only silence. The problem is to use each at the proper time. Norton Juster
Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing. Paramahansa Yogananda
It was, in part, a longing? common enough among the inventors of heroes? to be someone else; to be more than the result of two hundred regimens and scenarios and self-improvement campaigns that always ran afoul of his perennial inability to locate an actual self to be improved Michael Chabon
There are outrages and there are outrages, and some are more outrageous than others. Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow. The Death of Socrates had no effect upon the history of Athens. If anything, the reputation of the city has been improved by it. The death of no person is as important to the future as the literature about it. You will learn nothing from history that can be applied, so don't kid yourself into thinking you... Joseph Heller
Richard Armour quote: "The great improvement of the radio over the telephone is that..."
The great improvement of the radio over the telephone is that it may be turned off without offending the speaker. Richard Armour
Socrates quote: "The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but..."
The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves. Socrates
Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. Og Mandino
The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life's most delightful elixirs, which studies prove will heal the sick and occasionally raise the dead, is to put bourbon in it. Lewis Grizzard

Popular Topics

Popular Author