Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Authors by Name: 'O':

David Ogilvy (11)

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years.

Charles Olson (3)

This morning of the small snow I count the blessings, the leak in the faucet which makes of the sink time, the drop of the water on water.

Aristotle Onassis (6)

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

Roy Orbison (2)

Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.

George Orwell (47)

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards.

John Osborne (2)

Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building.

William Osler (11)

The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.

James Otis (3)

Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house.

Ouida (2)

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

Wilfred Owen (2)

My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.

Jesse Owens (2)

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 more views from William Blake

32 more views from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 other quotes from Franz Grillparzer

6 other quotes from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 other thoughts from Storm Jameson

2 other thoughts from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 wisdom & wit from Victor Hugo

73 wisdom & wit from Victor Hugo