sad quotes about love and life

The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies. ~Marc Bloch, The Historian's Craft



Music is love in search of a word. ~Sidney Lanier



Fish and visitors smell in three days. ~Benjamin Franklin



It's hard to imagine a bigger desert oasis than Las Vegas. ~Cinnamon Stomberger



A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal. ~William Allen White



The unique impression of Jesus upon mankind - whose name is not so much written as ploughed into the history of the world - is proof of the subtle virtue of this infusion. Jesus belonged to the race of prophets. He saw with open eyes the mystery of the soul. One man was true to what is in you and me. He, as I think, is the only soul in history who has appreciated the worth of man. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



Television keeps the masses occupied. What if everyone decided they wanted to make something of their lives? Television keeps the competition down and keeps more criminals off the street. What if everyone decided to go to law school or medical school? It would sure make it tough on the rest of us. ~Jim Urbanovich



There are no pockets in a shroud. ~Author Unknown



Be naughty - save Santa a trip. ~Author Unknown



The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. ~Paula Poundstone



Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up. ~Bill Vaughn



Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. ~William Ruckelshaus, Business Week, 18 June 1990



Necessity does the work of courage. ~Nicholas Murray Butler



There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we count ourselves among them. ~Mignon McLaughlin



The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us. When the world seems familiar, when one has got used to existence, one has become an adult. ~Eugene Ionesco



Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live. ~Henry Van Dyke



Smile - it increases your face value. ~Author Unknown



Of course abortion isn't right. But it is even less right to bring unwanted children into lifelong suffering and to strip women of their choice. Making abortion illegal is not the way to prevent it. There is a much larger picture that starts with much deeper roots. ~Anonymous



Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day. Aren't we all? ~Vin Scully



There are so many men who can figure costs, and so few who can measure values. ~Author Unknown