Quotations By Famous People

Quotations By Famous People

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It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all.
-- Jean de LaBruyere...
Making a book is a craft, as is making a clock; it takes more than wit to become an author.
-- Jean de LaBruyere...
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interests to promote yours.
-- Jean de LaBruyere...
Silence is the perfectest herald of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much.
-- Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (1564-1616)...
An horrible stilness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, critic, and playwright, Astrea Redux...
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact.
-- George Eliot (1819-1880) English writer, Impressions of Theophratus Such...
Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
-- Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Indian prime ministe...
Silence is wonderful to listen to. -- Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) English novelist and poe
A man is known by the silence he keeps. -- Oliver Herford
You can't improve on saying nothing. -- Golda Meir (1898-1978) Israeli prime ministe

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