Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

«What does it say about our culture that personality is now considered a technology, a tool of the trade, not only in politics but in business and the professions? Has everyone been forced to become an actor? In sixteenth century England, actors were»

«[A logo] should look just as good in 15-foot letters on top of company headquarters as it does one sixteenth of an inch tall on company stationery.»

«ILLUMINATI, n. A sect of Spanish heretics of the latter part of the sixteenth century; so called because they were light weights --_cunctationes illuminati_.»

«Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, / The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, / The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, / The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, / The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, / The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, / The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, / The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, / The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, / The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, / The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, / The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.»

«Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: / The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.»

«Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.»

«Appetite is essentially insatiable, and where it operates as a criterion of both action and enjoyment (that is, everywhere in the Western world since the sixteenth century) it will infallibly discover congenial agencies (mechanical and political) of expression.»