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A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on the road, And nailed if fast to his barn door, That luck might down upon him pour; That every blessing known in life Might crown his homestead and his wife, And never any kind of harm Descend upon his growing farm.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed, And fight maliciously; for when mine hours Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives Of me for jests; but now I'll set my teeth And send to darkness all that stop me.
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt: It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Then there is that glorious Epicurean paradox, uttered by my friend, the Historian in one of his flashing moments: "Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries."
What think you, if he were conveyed to bed, Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers, A most delicious banquet by his bed, And brave attendants near him when he wakes, Would not the beggar then forget himself?
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth. [Lat., Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere solemus.]
As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to falsehood.
Splendidly mendacious. [Lat., Splendide mendax.]
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.
An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.
My lords, we are vertebrate animals, we are mammalia! My learned friend's manner would be intolerable in Almighty God to a black beetle.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart--the best brain. The superior man ... stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
Value of a man depends upon his courage; his veracity depends upon his self-respect and his chastity depends upon his sense of honor.
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is part of the main ... Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. More mankind quotes coming soon. If you have a quote or proverb about mankind, please use the "Submit a Quote" form below to have your mankind quote reviewed by an editor. Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -John Donne.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
