Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Authors by Name: 'I':

Solomon Ibn Gabirol (3)

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Henrik Ibsen (11)

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Tokugawa Ieyasu (2)

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

William Ralph Inge (10)

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

Jean Ingelow (4)

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

Eugene Ionesco (2)

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.

Muhammad Iqbal (14)

But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge.

Washington Irving (18)

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 views from Robert Browning

22 views from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher