Quotes by english authors

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel. Doris Lessing
Love Woman Trust Angel Faults Without Friend
I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. I've been much happier unmarried than married. Doris Lessing
Marriage Think Unmarried Married Talents Been Than Happier Much
The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks. Douglas Adams
Integrity Impossible Kind Merely Improbable Often Lacks Which
One of the most important things you learn from the Internet is that there is no 'them' out there. It's just an awful lot of 'us.' Douglas Adams
You Internet Important Important Things Out Most Learn Lot Just The Most Important Them Us Awful Awful Lot Things
To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot. Douglas Adams
Freedom You Balance Better Sometimes Understanding Think Frank Those Though Claims Seems More Idea How Lot Than American Want Your Your Freedom Europe Competing
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote. E. M. Forster
Great Man Wonderful Great Literature About Towards Wrote Reads Condition Literature Who
Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song. Ed Sheeran
Beautiful Music People Song Better Tool Way Point Put Better Way Powerful Powerful Tool Around Issue Than Get Across Your
By all means use some time to be alone. Edward Young
Alone Time Some Means Use
One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity. Edward de Bono
Creativity Simple Important Else Focusing Willingness Bothered No-One Taken Taken For Granted Powerful Look Motivation Source Very Normally Stop Process Aspect Granted Things
Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it. Edward de Bono
Truth Argument Reveal Create Meant
If you never change your mind, why have one? Edward de Bono
You Change Mind Never Your Why
The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you're in it. Nothing can be controlled. Eliza Doolittle
Happiness You True Happiness Nothing Only True Controlled The Only Thing Holds Moment Thing
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal. Elizabeth Fry
Revenge Crime Criminal Punishment Reform Lessen
I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything. Elizabeth I
Man Woman Heart Am Afraid Anything
Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states. Elizabeth I
Death War Enemies Ought States Dangers Put Authors Monarchs Sworn
I fell off my pink cloud with a thud. Elizabeth Taylor
Failure Cloud Fell Pink Off
I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times. Elizabeth Taylor
Wife Too Married Am Very Times Committed Being Should Many
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues. Elizabeth Taylor
You People Problem Virtues Some Pretty Generally Annoying Sure Going The Problem With Vices Who
I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage. Elizabeth Taylor
Strength Courage Mother Baby Through Been
The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star. Elton John
Great Me About Someone Like Great Thing Rock Rock And Roll Roll Star Thing
Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away. Fay Weldon
Nature Women First Beauty Gives Takes Away Present
So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. Florence Nightingale
Wonderful Opportunity Lose Matters Beginning Small Never Practical How However Itself Often Urging Roots
If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us. Francis Bacon
Justice Will Maintain Us
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon
Shall Retain Learn Questions Much Who
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. Francis Bacon
Adversity Blessing Prosperity Old New Testament Old Testament
Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. Francis Bacon
Friendship Increases Visiting Seldom Friends Them
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