“There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivac”
Johann Kaspar Lavater
“Oh Sweet Bitterness!I will soothe you and heal youI will bring you rosesI too have been covered with thorns.”
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“The greatest book about giving that I've ever read is 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, about Scrooge and how happy he was when he started doing things to help Tiny Tim's impoverished family, ... Remember? His whole attitude changed and he was happy.”
Ted Turner
“The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.”
Albert Einstein
“He has to learn that petulance is no sarcasm, and that insolence is not invective”
Benjamin Disraeli
“I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.”
Billy Idol