Distich Quotes

#1. The pleasures of love proceed successively from a distich to a quatrain, from a quatrain to a sonnet, from a sonnet to a ballad, from a ballad to an ode, from an ode to a cantata, and from a cantata to a dithyramb. A husband who begins with the dithyramb is a fool.

Honore De Balzac

#2. I believe pain is nature's way of saying, 'You're still alive, and life sucks.'

Bill Engvall

#3. The Almighty gave us our lives, and I suppose He meant us to defend them, at least I have always acted on that, and I hope it will not be brought up against me when my clock strikes.

H. Rider Haggard

#4. Thank you for being you ... for sharing your love with me ... for inspiring me to accept myself ... for helping me see the unique beauty in imperfection ... for showing me that love is something you do; something not just to be said, but also to be shown.

Steve Maraboli

#5. The river was slow here, our old Cherwell, but kitted out with treacherous tree roots and crumbling banks, and just enough depth to scare one toward salvation.

Gregory Maguire

#6. We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.

Bob Cousy

#7. By His life, death, and resurrection, our Savior has conquered our enemies, and by His Spirit He has granted us to share in the victory.

R.C. Sproul

#8. Greebo turned upon Granny Weatherwax a yellow-eyed stare of self-satisfied malevolence, such as cats always reserve for people who don't like them, and purred. Greebo was possibly the only cat who could snigger in purr.

Terry Pratchett

#9. I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama.

Peter Billingsley

#10. It's always overwhelming when you come to another country and you're embraced in such a positive way.

Flo Rida

#11. He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her full on the mouth. His skin was wet with rain. When she didn't pull away, he took her face between his hands and kissed her again, on her forehead, on her nose, on her mouth once more. "You will come, won't you? Promisse!" he whispered.

Cornelia Funke

#12. I guess I'm a bit of a projector - my emotions tend to get translated into different, fanciful situations.

Matthea Harvey

#13. In spite of all the red flags and signs that Marc had more baggage than Imelda Marcos taking shoes on vacation, I continued to date him.

Cierra Rantoul

#14. So men and women were born into workers
Because ideas like
Right and wrong
Get outweighed by need
Anytime you've got mouths to feed.

Shane Koyczan

#15. To be free, to rise and leave everything, without a glance back, behind. To say "yes".

Dag Hammarskjold