Zedler Lexikon Quotes

#1. I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

Benjamin Franklin

#2. I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda.

Ian Somerhalder

#3. I could hardly see him in the darkness, but knew he wore a leather jerkin and had a sword at his side. The rest of us were in leather and mail, had helmets, and carried shields, axes, swords, or spears. Tonight we would kill. Sihtric,

Bernard Cornwell

#4. The law is this: that each of our leading conceptions-each branch of our knowledge-passes successively through three different theoretical conditions: the Theological, or fictitious: the Metaphysical, or abstract; and the Scientific, or positive.

Auguste Comte

#5. Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.

Daniel Handler

#6. The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.

Alexandra David-Neel

#7. Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.

Rick Warren

#8. Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing
Such notes as warbled to the string,
Drew Iron tears down Pluto's cheek,
And made Hell grant what Love did seek.

John Milton

#9. I want to keep you, till the end of days.

J.D. Robb

#10. My father was a newspaper editor, so I was surrounded by journalists my entire life. I think the fact that he was so well known may be why I chose to go into magazines and move to the States at a young age.

Anna Wintour

#11. God doesn't want us to be gamblers. He wants us to be investors.

Joyce Meyer

#12. Healthy bodies make healthy babies so you have nothing to lose!

Heidi Murkoff